, a measure of capacity, being the 8th part of a <*>allon, both in ale and wine measure, &c. The wine Pint of pure spring water, weighs near 17 ounces avoirdupois, and the ale Pint a little above 20 ounces.
The Paris Pint contains about 2 pounds of common water. And the Scotch Pint contains 108 2/3 cubic inches, and therefore contains 3 English Pints.
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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.
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