On 7 October 2011 08:36, Weaver <wea...@riseup.net> wrote: > On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:03:13 +0100 > Terence <terence.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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."
> Yes, it's sitting there waiting for you like a reptile in the dark. > An imperial pint is 600 ml. Confronting my fears shows them again to be groundless (at the start): "Pint (s. from the Saxon) A liquid measure, half a quart. Twelve ounces with physicians." and: "Quart (s. from the French) The fourth part of a gallon; the vessel in which strong beer is generally retailed." and, to complete the circle: "Gallon (s. from the low Lat, gelo) A liquid measure of four quarts" I think I could do with a gallon of strong beer...... 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/cafg91epbaumupuh+ahkxuvbvfv1jpfbawwr21h8mdbzn-1e...@mail.gmail.com
