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# Pints: history and different types

A Pint is a unit that is used for measuring liquid and dry volumes in United States Customary systems and British imperial system.

Symbols: "pt" or "p"

What is a pint?

The word pint is derived from the French word "pinte" and the Vulgar Latin word "pincta" meaning painted, indicating the levels painted on the container to show volume/capacity.

Historically, the pint was used in most of the European regions. Its value used to vary from less than half a liter to over 1 liter. Traditionally, one pint equals one-eighth of a gallon due to which In the Latin of the apothecaries' system, O (taken from the word Octavious - indicating the "8th" concept) was used as the symbol for a pint.

As there are various definitions of a gallon, there have been also different kinds of pint.

• U.S wet pint – derived from British wine gallon
• U.S dry pin – derived from British corn gallon
• UK pint – derived from the imperial gallon

# What is a dry pint?

Dry pint is the unit that is used for the measurement of the volume of dry materials. This unit for measuring the volume of dry material is approved by the U.S Customary system.

Conversation of 1 dry pint to various measuring units

• 1 US dry pint = 0.0156 US bushels
• 1 US dry pint = 0.125 US dry gallons
• 1 US dry pint = 0.5 US dry quarts
• 1 US dry pint = 33.6003125 cubic inches
• 1 US dry pint = 550.61047 ml
• 1 US dry pint ≈ 0.96893897 imperial pints

# What is a liquid pint?

Liquid pint is the unit that is used for the measurement of the volume of liquid substances. This unit for measuring the volume of liquid substances is approved by the U.S Customary system.

Conversation of 1 liquid pint to various measuring units

• 1 U.S liquid pint = 1/8 U.S liquid gallon
• 1 U.S liquid pint = ½ US liquid quart
• 1 U.S liquid pint = 2 US cups
• 1 U.S liquid pint = 16 US fluid ounces
• 1 U.S liquid pint = 28.875cubic inches
• 1 U.S liquid pint = 473.17647 ml
• 1 U.S liquid pint ≈ 0.83267 imperial pints
• 1 U.S liquid pint ≈ 16.65348 imperial fluid ounces

# What is an Imperial pint?

Imperial is the unit which is used for the measurement of volume of dry and liquid substances. This unit for measuring is approved by the British imperial system.

Conversation of 1 Imperial pint to various measuring units

• 1 imperial pint = 1⁄8 imperial gallon
• 1 imperial pint = 1⁄2 imperial quart
• 1 imperial pint = 20 imperial fluid ounces
• 1 imperial pint = 568.26125 ml
• 1 imperial pint ≈ 34.677429099 cubic inches
• 1 imperial pint ≈ 1.2009499255 US liquid pints
• 1 imperial pint ≈ 1.0320567435 US dry pints

Difference among dry pint, liquid pint, and UK pint