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2. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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   64 US fl oz: 1 ⁄ 2 US gallon. Darwin stubby: 2.273 L: 80 imp fl oz: Standard Australian bottle size, equal to half of an Imperial gallon. Later rounded off to 2.25 L (79.18 imp fl oz) after metrication. It's rounded down further to 2 L (70.39 imp fl oz) in states with strict drinking laws. bucket (UK) 18.18 L: 4 imp gal: Obsolete measure. pin ...

3. Pint - Wikipedia

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   550.610471mL (dry) 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 ...

4. Gallon - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Fluid ounce - Wikipedia

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   The US fluid ounce is based on the US gallon, which in turn is based on the wine gallon of 231 cubic inches that was used in the United Kingdom prior to 1824. With the adoption of the international inch, the US fluid ounce became ⁄128 gal × 231 in 3 /gal × (2.54 cm/in) 3 = 29.5735295625 mL exactly, or about 4% larger than the imperial unit.

6. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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   The common 55-gallon size of drum for storing and transporting various products and wastes is sometimes confused with a barrel, though it is not a standard measure. In the U.S., single servings of beverages are usually measured in fluid ounces. Milk is usually sold in half-pints (8 fluid ounces), pints, quarts, half gallons, and gallons.

7. Distemper (paint) - Wikipedia

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   Distemper is a decorative paint and a historical medium for painting pictures, and contrasted with tempera. The binder may be glues of vegetable or animal origin (excluding egg). Soft distemper is not abrasion resistant and may include binders such as chalk, ground pigments, and animal glue. Hard distemper is stronger and wear-resistant and can ...