Editing Pint (section)

==Definitions==
===Imperial pint===
:The imperial pint is equal to one-eighth of an imperial [[gallon]] of exactly {{val|4.54609|u=litres}}, i.e. {{val|568.26125|u=millilitres}}. [[File:Imperial Pint (568ml) cans in the UK.jpg|thumb|upright|Imperial pint cans (568&nbsp;mL) commonly found in British supermarkets]]
::{|
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|1 imperial pint&nbsp;
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|align=right height=30| {{sfrac|8}}||imperial [[gallon]]
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|align=right height=30| {{sfrac|2}}||imperial [[quart]]
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|align=right|4||imperial [[gill (unit)|gills]]
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|align=right|20||imperial [[fluid ounce]]s
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|imppt|mL|sigfig=8|disp=number}}||millilitres{{efn|After the 1976 (UK), c. 1964 (Canada), redefinition of the imperial gallon}}<ref>{{UK-LEG|title=Units of Measurement Regulations 1995 (Schedule)|path=uksi/1995/1804/schedule/made|asmade=yes}}</ref>
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|||≈&nbsp;
|align=right|{{cvt|1|imppt|in3|sigfig=9|disp=number}}||cubic inches{{efn|name=fty|Fifty imperial pints is very close to one [[cubic foot]], which is exactly {{sfrac|59|65|77}} US pints}}
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|||≈&nbsp;
|align=right|{{cvt|1|imppt|usgal|sigfig=8|disp=number}}||US gallons
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|imppt|usqt|sigfig=6|disp=number}}||US liquid quarts
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|imppt|uspt|sigfig=6|disp=number}}||US liquid pints
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|imppt|usgi|sigfig=5|disp=number}}||US gills
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|imppt|usfloz|sigfig=6|disp=number}}||US fluid ounces
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|imppt|usdryqt|sigfig=7|disp=number}}||US dry quarts
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|imppt|usdrypt|sigfig=8|disp=number}}||US dry pints
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|||≈&nbsp;
|align=right colspan=2 height=30|the volume of {{convert|20|oz|g|0|abbr=on|lk=in}} of water at {{convert|62|F|1}}
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{{anchor|United States liquid pint|Liquid pint}}

==={{anchor|United States liquid pint}}US liquid pint===

In the United States, traditional length and volume measures have been legally standardized for commerce by the [[international yard and pound]] agreement of 1959, using the definition of 1 yard as 0.9144 [[meter (unit)|meters]]: from this definition, the metric equivalents for inches, feet, miles, area measures, and measures of volume are determined. 

The liquid pint is legally defined as one-eighth of a gallon of exactly 231 cubic inches, i.e. 28.875 cubic inches or {{val|473.176473|u=millilitres}}.

[[File:Pabst Blue Ribbon.jpg|thumb|upright|US pint can, also marked 473&nbsp;mL]]
::{|
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|1 US liquid pint&nbsp;
|≡&nbsp;
|align=right height=30|{{sfrac|8}}||US gallon
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|align=right height=30|{{sfrac|2}}||US liquid quart
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|align=right|2||US [[cup (unit)|cup]]s
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|align=right|4||US [[Gill (unit)|gills]]
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|align=right|16||US [[fluid ounce]]s
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|uspt|in3|sigfig=5|disp=number}}||cubic inches{{efn|name=fty}}
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|uspt|mL|sigfig=9|disp=number}}||millilitres{{efn|name=lnin|After the 1964 redefinition of the litre and the 1959 redefinition of the inch}}
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|||≈&nbsp;
|align=right|{{cvt|1|uspt|impgal|sigfig=7|disp=number}}||imperial gallons
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|uspt|impqt|sigfig=7|disp=number}}||imperial quarts
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|uspt|imppt|sigfig=7|disp=number}}||imperial pints
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|uspt|impgi|sigfig=8|disp=number}}||imperial gills
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|align=right|{{cvt|1|uspt|impfloz|sigfig=9|disp=number}}||imperial fluid ounces
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|||≡&nbsp;
|align=right|{{sfrac|46200|107521}}||US dry quart
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|align=right|{{sfrac|92400|107521}}||US dry pint
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|align=right colspan=2|the volume of {{convert|16.6534837|oz|g|abbr=on}} of water at {{convert|62|F|1}}
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{{anchor|United States dry pint|Dry pint}}<!--linked-->

===US dry pint===
In the United States, the dry pint is equal to {{sfrac|1|64}} of a US bushel of exactly 2150.42 cubic inches, i.e. 33.6003125 cubic inches or {{val|550.6104713575|u=milliltres}}.

[[File:US dry pint of blueberries whole view.JPG|thumb|Blueberries labelled in English ("1&nbsp;US dry pint") and French ("{{lang|fr|1&nbsp;chopine sèche US 551&nbsp;mL}}") for sale in the US and Canada]]

{|
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|rowspan=17 valign=top|1 US dry pint
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|{{sfrac|64}} US bushel
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|{{sfrac|16}} US peck
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|{{sfrac|2}} US dry quart
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|33.6003125 cubic inches
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|align=right|
|550.6104713575 milliltres{{efn|name=lnin}}
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|align=right|
|{{sfrac|107521|739200}} US gallon
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|{{sfrac|107521|184800}} US liquid quart
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|align=right|
|{{sfrac|1|15121|92400}} US liquid pints
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|align=right|
|{{sfrac|4|15121|23100}} US gills
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|{{sfrac|18|3571|5775}} US fluid ounces
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|align=right|
|0.1211174 imperial gallons
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|align=right|
|0.4844695 imperial quarts
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|align=right|
|0.968939 imperial pints
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|align=right|
|3.8757559 imperial gills
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|align=right|
|19.3787794 imperial fluid ounces
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|align=right colspan=2|the volume of {{convert|19.3787794|oz|g|abbr=on}} of water at {{convert|62|F|1}}
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===Other pints===

{| class="wikitable"
|+Different versions of the pint
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! Type
! Definition
! Equals
! Comment
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| Flemish {{lang|nl|pintje}}
| 
| {{right|250&nbsp;mL}}
|
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|India
| {{right|330&nbsp;mL}}
| {{right|330&nbsp;mL}}
|'Pint bottle' capacity.
|-
|South Australian pint
| {{right|425&nbsp;mL}}
| {{right|425&nbsp;mL}}
| Known in the rest of Australia as a [[Schooner (glass)|schooner]]
|-
| [[Australia]]n pint
| {{right|570&nbsp;mL}}
| {{right|570&nbsp;mL}}
| Based on the imperial pint rounded to a metric value.
|-
| Royal pint or {{lang|fr|pinte du roi}}
| {{right|48 French cubic inches}}
| {{right|≈&nbsp;952&nbsp;mL}}
| Varied by region from 0.95 to over 2 litres.
|-
| Canadian {{lang|fr|pinte de bière}} (only in French)
| {{right|Imperial quart}}
| {{right|≈&nbsp;1136&nbsp;mL}}
| 
|-
| Scottish pint or {{lang|sco|joug}} (obsolete)
| {{right|3 lb 7oz Scots of water}}
| {{right|≈&nbsp;1696&nbsp;mL}}
| 
|-
|}

The ''Scottish pint'' or ''{{lang|sco|[[joug]]}}'', an obsolete [[Scottish units|Scottish unit]], is equal to 1696&nbsp;mL (2.93 Imperial pints). It remained in use until 1826, surviving significantly longer than most other old Scottish measurements.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2004 |title=Joug n. |url=http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/joug |website=Scottish National Dictionary |location= |publisher= Dictionaries of the Scots Language |access-date=18 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=n.d. |title=Pint, n., 2.a. |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/9548784468 |website=Oxford English dictionary |location=Oxford |publisher= Oxford University Press |access-date=18 Apr 2025}}</ref>

The word ''pint'' is one of numerous [[false friend]]s between English and French. They are not the same unit although they have the same linguistic origin. The [[French language|French]] word {{lang|fr|pinte}} is etymologically related, but historically described a larger unit. The Royal pint ({{lang|fr|pinte du roi}}) was 48 French cubic inches (952.1&nbsp;mL),<ref name=Palaiseau>{{cite book
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ahjPAAAAMAAJ
|title = Métrologie universelle, ancienne et moderne: ou rapport des poids et mesures des empires, royaumes, duchés et principautés des quatre parties du monde
|first = JFG
|last = Palaiseau
|page = 8
|location = Bordeaux
|date = October 1816
|access-date = 30 October 2011}}</ref> but regional pints varied in size depending on locality and on commodity (usually wine or olive oil) varying from 0.95&nbsp;L to over 2&nbsp;L.<ref name=Palaiseau/>

In [[Canada]], the ''Weights and Measures Act'' (R.S. 1985) defines a pint in English as one eighth of a gallon, but defines a {{lang|fr|pinte}} in French as one quarter of a gallon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/W-6.pdf|title=Weights and Measures Act (R.S. 1985)}}</ref>{{efn|The site [http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/mc-mc.nsf/eng/home Measurement Canada] contains a wealth of documentation on official Canadian measurements. The French language version of the site is [http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/mc-mc.nsf/fra/accueil Mesures Canada].}} Thus, if "a pint of beer" is ordered in English, servers are legally required to serve an imperial pint (568&nbsp;mL) of beer,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/mc-mc.nsf/eng/h_lm00007.html | title = Pints of draft beer | publisher = Measurement Canada | access-date = 2016-09-18}}</ref> but under the federal ''Act'', "{{lang|fr|une pinte de bière}}" legally refers to the larger imperial quart (1136&nbsp;mL), while an imperial pint is designated as {{lang|fr|une chopine}}. However, in practice<ref>{{Cite news |last=Perreault |first=Mathieu |date=2021-12-31 |title=Les mystères des mesures de l'alcool |language=fr-CA |work=La Presse |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sciences/2021-12-31/les-mysteres-des-mesures-de-l-alcool.php |access-date=2023-11-24}}</ref> and according to Quebec’s Board of the French Language,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=pinte |url=https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/fiche-gdt/fiche/8870666/pinte |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Office québécois de la langue française}}</ref> {{Lang|fr|une pinte}} commonly refers to the same 568 mL imperial pint as in English.

In [[Flanders]], the word {{lang|nl|pintje}}, meaning 'little pint', refers only to a 250&nbsp;mL glass of lager. Some West- and East-Flemish dialects use it as a word for [[beaker (drinkware)|beaker]]. The equivalent word in German, {{lang|de|Pintchen}}, refers to a glass of a third of a litre in [[Cologne]] and the [[Rhineland]].

In [[South Australia]], ordering "a pint of beer" results in 425&nbsp;mL (15&nbsp;fl&nbsp;oz) being served. Customers must specifically request "an Imperial pint of beer" to get 570&nbsp;mL (20&nbsp;fl&nbsp;oz). Australians from other [[States and territories of Australia|states]] often contest the size of their beers in [[Adelaide]].<ref name="AdelaideBeer">{{cite news |last=Keane |first=Daniel |date= September 8, 2017 |title=Getting to the bottom of the pint: the bitter problem of Adelaide's beer glasses |url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-08/curious-adelaide-south-australia-beer-glass-sizes/8874960 |work= ABC News |location=Adelaide |access-date=September 9, 2017  }}</ref>