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A tenth (1 ⁄ 10, or 0.1) of a US gallon. Called a "Commercial Pint" because it was equivalent to 0.8 US liquid pints. Replaced by the 375 mL "metric pint". Reputed Pint (UK)-13.3 imp oz. 378 mL: The "Reputed Pint" (2 ⁄ 3 Imperial pint or 1 ⁄ 12 Imperial gallon) was devised to split a standard gallon into twelve small bottles. Originally ...
The pint (/ ˈpaɪnt /, listen ⓘ; symbol pt, [1][2] sometimes abbreviated as p[3]) is a unit of volume or capacity in both the imperial and United States customary measurement systems. In both of those systems it is traditionally one eighth of a gallon. The British imperial pint is about 20% larger than the American pint because the two ...
The corn or dry gallon is used (along with the dry quart and pint) in the United States for grain and other dry commodities. It is one-eighth of the (Winchester) bushel, originally defined as a cylindrical measure of 18 1 2 inches in diameter and 8 inches in depth, which made the bushel 8 in × (9 1 4 in)2 × π ≈ 2150.42017 ...
Gill (unit) Copper gill-measuring jugs. The gill / ˈdʒɪl / or teacup is a unit of measurement for volume equal to a quarter of a pint. It is no longer in common use, except in regard to the volume of alcoholic spirits measures.
A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, [1] equivalent to 2 dry gallons or 8 dry quarts or 16 dry pints. An imperial peck is equivalent to 9.09 liters and a US customary peck is equivalent to 8.81 liters. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel. Although the peck is no longer widely used ...
On a larger scale, perhaps for institutional cookery, an Imperial gallon is eight Imperial pints (160 imp fl oz, 4.546 litres) whereas the US gallon is eight US pints (128 US fl oz, 3.785 litres). The metric system was officially adopted in the UK, for most purposes, in the 20th century and both imperial and metric are taught in schools and ...
The hogshead of beer and ale was equal to a quarter of a tun, half a butt, a tierce and a half, or three kilderkins. This unit is close in size to the wine hogshead. hogshead (Ale) In the mid-15th century the ale hogshead was defined as 48 ale or beer gallons (221.8 L). In 1688 the ale hogshead was redefined to be 51 ale or beer gallons (235.7 L).
The quart (symbol: qt) [1] is a unit of volume equal to a quarter of a gallon. Three kinds of quarts are currently used: the liquid quart and dry quart of the US customary system and the imperial quart of the British imperial system. All are roughly equal to one liter. It is divided into two pints or (in the US) four cups.