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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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