Re: [OT] Imperial measures
On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:03:13 +0100
Terence <terence.john@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7 October 2011 00:59, Weaver <weaver@riseup.net> wrote:
>
> >> but I'll bet not one in a thousand has ever heard of a gill.
> >> (BTW, Wiki says to say "jill.") 4 oz. is 1/4 of a US pint.
> >>
> >> The Artha thesaurus-cum-dictionary has this to say:
> >> *****************
> >> gill ~ noun uncommon
> >> 1. a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to
> >> 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
> >> 2. a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
> >> *****************
> >> 5 fl.oz. is 1/4 of an Imperial pint.
> >
>
> Ash's Dictionary (1775)
>
> "Gill (s. from the barbarous Lat. gilla) A liquid measure containing
> the fourth part of a pint."
>
> I haven't looked up "pint" for fear it might tell me that it is a
> liquid measure containing four gills!
Yes, it's sitting there waiting for you like a reptile in the dark.
An imperial pint is 600 ml.
Regards,
Weaver.
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