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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pint \Pint\, n. [OE. pinte, F. pinte, fr Sp pinta spot, mark, pint, fr pintar to paint; a mark for a pint prob. having been made on or in a larger measure. See {Paint}.] A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See {Quart}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pint \Pint\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The laughing gull. [Prov. Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pint n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters 2: a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches [syn: {dry pint}] 3: a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: PINT PSTN INTernet Interworking [group] (PSTN, IETF)
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