Pint Paɪnt Extra Noun Bre Beer/Milk Couple Milk

• a pint of beer/milk
• we'd better get a couple of extra pints (= of milk) tomorrow.
• add half a pint of cream.
• do you want to go for a pint later?

pint

1. a unit for measuring liquids and some dry goods. There are 8 pints in a gallon, equal to 0.568 of a litre in the UK and some other countries, and 0.473 of a litre in the US
• a pint of beer/milk
• We'd better get a couple of extra pints (= of milk) tomorrow.
• Add half a pint of cream.
2. a pint of beer (especially in a pub)
• Do you want to go for a pint later?

Extra Examples

• He could sink a pint faster than anyone else I knew.
• He stood me a pint in the pub after work.
• I got the barman to pull me another pint.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French pinte, of unknown origin.