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DRY PINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dry pint mean?
• DRY PINT (noun)
The noun DRY PINT has 1 sense:
1. a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
Familiarity information: DRY PINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
dry pint; pint
Hypernyms ("dry pint" is a kind of...):
United States dry unit (a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System)
Holonyms ("dry pint" is a part of...):
dry quart; quart (a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches)
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