pint S2 /paɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: pinte , from Medieval Latin pincta , from Latin , past participle of pingere 'to paint' ; probably because a mark was painted on a bottle to show how much it contained ]
1 . ( written abbreviation pt ) a unit for measuring an amount of liquid, especially beer or milk. In Britain a pint is equal to 0.568 litres, and in the US it is equal to 0.473 litres
pint of
Add two pints of water to the mixture.
half a pint of milk
a pint glass (=a glass which will hold a pint of liquid)
2 . British English a pint of beer, especially one that you drink in a bar ⇨ half :
He’s gone down the pub for a quick pint.