/haf" puynt", hahf"/ for 1; /haf" puynt', hahf"/ for 2, 3
1. half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
2. Informal. a very short person.
3. Slang. a person of little importance or influence.
[ 1605-15 ]
/haf" puynt", hahf"/ for 1; /haf" puynt', hahf"/ for 2, 3
1. half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
2. Informal. a very short person.
3. Slang. a person of little importance or influence.
[ 1605-15 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012