On 7 October 2011 00:59, Weaver <wea...@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! Terence -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAFG91EOyzGtxWcuYx=ob=HCUDdRvHDP=eGuS9L4sc8vw=us@mail.gmail.com
