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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 629 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PINT (derived probably through See also:Spanish, from See also:Lat. pincta, See also:pitta, a painted or marked See also:vessel) , a liquid measure of capacity, See also:equivalent toe of a See also:gallon. The imperial See also:British pint =-- .57 of a litre, 34.66 cub. in. The See also:United States See also:standard pint=--.47 of a litre, 288 cub. in. The word appears in See also:French as pinte for a liquid measure as See also:early as the 13th See also:century.

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