pint

pint

Pronunciation: ⁄pʌɪnt⁄

noun

·              a unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon, in Britain equal to 0.568 litre and in the US equal to 0.473 litre (for liquid measure) or 0.551 litre (for dry measure).

·    British informal a pint of beer:

we ll probably go for a pint on the way home

·    British a pint of milk:

two pints today, please

·    British a measure of shellfish, the amount containable in a pint mug.