Scottish pint

noun

A Scottish unit of liquid volume measurement in use until the early 19th century, approximately equivalent to 1696 millilitres or roughly three imperial pints.

Meanings

nounScottish pint (plural Scottish pints)

plural Scottish pints

  1. historicalA Scottish unit of liquid volume measurement in use until the early 19th century, approximately equivalent to 1696 millilitres or roughly three imperial pints.

    Synonyms: joug, Scots pint

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Scottish unit of liquid volume measurement in use until the early 19th century, approximately equivalent to 1696 millilitres or roughly three imperial pints.

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Scottish pint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scottish%20pint

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Chicago

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