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imperial pint

[im′pir·ē·əl ′pīnt]
(mechanics)
pint
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An imperial pint is a comparatively small 20oz, while its American equivalent is 16oz but the Trenta will be 8fl oz larger than the Venti cup for drinks.
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I gave a shilling and two pennies to a civil man who brought us in return two glasses of black porter, imperial pint measure.
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Sadly, of course, British public opinion is consistently warped by a media that, when presented with nine-tenths of a newly EU-endorsed imperial pint, throws up its arms in mock horror and declares itself outraged by the pitiful dregs on offer.
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