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Little girls came aboard or lingered about the landing with cornucopias of birch-bark filled with red raspberries; five cents for about half a pint was the usual price.

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  1. noun A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/8 gallon or 16 ounces (0.473 liter).
  2. noun A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to 1/16 peck or 1/2 quart (0.551 liter).
  3. noun A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to 0.568 liter. See Table at measurement.
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  • The company revealed Greene King IPA would be cut to 99p a pint, as will a bottle of San Miguel. —  Home | Mail Online
  • A spokesperson for the group said that the decision to offer its IPA brand at 99 pence a pint was out of its hands and not supported by the group, as brewers themselves were legally prevented from interfering with on-trade and retail pricing. —  FoodAndDrinkEurope RSS
  • Clients such as the pint-sized Robert Luccio Jr., 5, and his father Robert Luccio of Lorain, were happy Heath & Dentistry will survive - and thrive. —  Chronicle-Telegram
  • At no pint was the company of any help to me, at no point were they able to help me with what I wanted to do with my money. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • I suggest a donation of $5 per pint, the prevailing pint price in this neck of the woods, but feel free to fill in whatever number you like. —  Goats: the comic strip
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  1. Middle English pinte, a unit of volume, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pīncta, mark on a container, from feminine of *pīnctus, alteration of Latin pictus, past participle of pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English pinte, pynte, pyynte (Anglo-Saxon *pynt is not authorized) = OF ries. pint = Middle Dutch pinte, Dutch pint = Middle Low German pinte = Middle High German pinte, German pint, from Old French (and F.) pinte = Spanish Portuguese pinta (Middle Latin pinta), a pint, apparently so called as being a marked part of a larger vessel, from Spanish pinta, a mark, from Latin picta feminine of pictus, painted, marked: see picture.
 

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