pints
Beer serving units
Pints are units of liquid measure, equal to one-eighth of a gallon.
In the U.S., a pint is 16 fluid ounces; in Britain, it's 20 fluid ounces, making British pints about 20% larger.
The word commonly refers to a pint of beer: Let's grab a pint after work.
In American contexts, pints often mean containers of ice cream, which hold 16 ounces.
We split a pint of Ben & Jerry's.
Warm-fermented malt drink
- lagerCold-conditioned beer
- stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
- porterBaggage carrier or dark brew
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
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ale
Warm-fermented malt drink
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tavern
Public drinking establishment
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quart
Liquid volume measure
- gallonLiquid volume unit
- literVolume measurement unit
- milliliterCubic centimeter equivalent
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- ice creamice cream, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, mint chocolate chip
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pintsliters
Fluid capacity units
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- half pintSlang for small person
- pint glassesDrinking vessels holding sixteen ounces
- pint glassSixteen-ounce drinking vessel
- pint of ice cream
- pint sizeUnusually small in stature
- imperial pintUK volume standard