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The cup is a cooking measure of volume, commonly associated with cooking and serving sizes.In the US, it is traditionally equal to one-half US pint (236.6 ml). Because actual drinking cups may differ greatly from the size of this unit, standard measuring cups may be used, with a metric cup commonly being rounded up to 240 millilitres (legal cup), but 250 ml is also used depending on the ...
Prior to metrication in the United Kingdom, the standard single measure of spirits in a pub was 1 ⁄ 6 gill (23.7 mL) in England, either 1 ⁄ 5 gill (28.4 mL) or 1 ⁄ 4 gill (35.5 mL) in Scotland, and 1 ⁄ 4 gill (35.5 mL) in Northern Ireland. After metrication, this was replaced by measures of either 25 or 35 millilitres (0.176 or 0.246 gi ...
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. Historically, the ...
Schooner, 425ml (15 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass, 285 ml (10 fl. oz.) in South Australia Tankard , a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover Wheat beer glass , for wheat beer
An imperial fluid ounce is 1 ⁄ 20 of an imperial pint, 1 ⁄ 160 of an imperial gallon or exactly 28.4130625 mL. A US customary fluid ounce is 1 ⁄ 16 of a US liquid pint and 1 ⁄ 128 of a US liquid gallon or exactly 29.5735295625 mL, making it about 4.08% larger than the imperial fluid ounce. A US food labeling fluid ounce is exactly 30 mL.
Pilsner glass from Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg. A pilsner glass is used for many types of light beers, including pale lager or pilsner.Pilsner glasses are generally smaller than a pint glass, usually in 200 millilitres (7.0 imperial fluid ounces), 250 ml (8.8 imp fl oz), 300 ml (11 imp fl oz), 330 ml (12 imp fl oz) or 400 ml (14 imp fl oz) sizes.
The name of this hill comes from an excavator (referred to locally as bego or beko) used for soil excavation. [1] The term is somewhat ambiguous, as "bego" in the local language also means "foolish" or "stupid". [2] [3] Locals also refer to the hill as Kedung Buweng Hill, named after its location in Kedung Buweng Hamlet. [4] [5] The hill itself ...
The "Winchester quart" bottle first appeared in the UK in the 19th century with a capacity of two imperial quarts (half an imperial gallon), or exactly 2.273 045 L. [3] At the time, a system of dry capacity measures known as "Winchester" was still in use, while the Winchester bushel is still used in the US.