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What does half-pint mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word half-pint? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint.
    1. Half a pint of beer or other drink.
  2. (idiomatic) A small child.
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I put the fish on to steam, knocked a half-pint of parsely sauce together and took down the pack of Smash.
George drank a half-pint bowl, and a small cup was taken to his wife, upstairs.
I relied on the half-pint of fat-free milk that is served at breakfast to quench my thirst.
I n the 1730s, the British Navy started the custom of giving sailors a daily half-pint of 80 per cent proof rum.
Bock is sold by the half-pint only, presumably on account of its extra strength.
Before becoming president, Lincoln served it in his tavern for 12 cents a half-pint.

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