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flake

flake  n.— «The average backyard can provide sufficient pasture for a miniature horse. In winter, a flake of hay and a pint of grain a day will keep the little animal sleek, healthy and content.» —“Small horses a big part of...

schmiddy

schmiddy n. a beer glass with a capacity smaller than a pint and larger than a half-pint. Etymological Note: schooner ‘a tall beer glass’ + middy ‘a half-pint beer glass.’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

schmiddie

schmiddie  n.— «Half the pubs in Brisbane these days don’t seem to sell them, instead forcing the hapless toper into a choice between a whopping great pint or something resembling a small glass thimble with a handle on it. Either that or...

liquid thesaurus

liquid thesaurus  n.— «After the author has been to the suburban shopping mall men’s room three or four times to consult the pint of “liquid thesaurus” that authors carry at all times in case they have to go to bookstore...

milk test

milk test  n.— «The most common criteria was what people called the “milk test”—judging a potential home by the ease with which you can buy a pint of milk late at night.» —“New South-East Housing Schemes ‘Could Become Sink...

geedunk

geedunk  n.— «It depended on where you were and what your uniform was, what you could do. It wasn’t too bad a life. We’d go down to the ice cream parlor and get a geedunk—a pint of ice cream—and go to the movies.» —by Joy Waldron...

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