hot pint

noun

a drink made from boiling beer to which is added nutmeg, eggs, sugar and whiskey; drunk during first footing.

OriginScots het pint →
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Meanings

nounhot pint (plural hot pints)

plural hot pints

  1. Scotlanda drink made from boiling beer to which is added nutmeg, eggs, sugar and whiskey; drunk during first footing.

Origin

  1. Scotshet pint
  2. Scotshet pint
  3. Englishhot pint

Borrowed from Scots het pint.

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APA

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

MLA

“hot pint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20pint. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot pint,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20pint.

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