half pint

[ haf-pahynt, hahf for 1; haf-pahynt, hahf for 2, 3 ]
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noun
  1. half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).

  2. Informal. a very short person.

  1. Slang. a person of little importance or influence.

Origin of half pint

1
First recorded in 1605–15

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How to use half pint in a sentence

  • Then add three and one half pints of boiling water, one pound of sugar and the juice of four lemons.

  • When required for use dissolve one ounce gelatine in one half pint boiling water, add one and one half pints syrup.

  • And all our men were exceedingly brave; and counted their rounds of the house in half-pints.

    Lorna Doone | R. D. Blackmore
  • Whip one and one-half pints heavy cream until solid, then fold in macaroons.

  • One of these goats belonged to me, and, on an average throughout the year, she gave me more than three half-pints of milk a day.

    Cottage Economy | William Cobbett