A unit of volume in the U.S. system of liquid measures and British Imperial system. It is equal to 1/4 pint in both systems, although the actual volumes of the pint are different in the two systems. This is summarized in the table below.
Gallon, Imperial System, Pint, United States System of Liquid and Dry Measures
References
Woolf, H. B. (Ed. in Chief). Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam, p. 1329, 1980.
