Definition

1. Noun:
   • A unit of volume in the United States customary system used specifically for measuring dry goods. It is legally defined as exactly one-half of a US dry quart or 33.6003125 cubic inches.

Usage

• The dry pint is a standardized unit for measuring the volume of solid, granular, or powdered materials, such as berries, grains, or flour. It is distinct from the liquid pint used for fluids.
• It is primarily used in official contexts like agriculture, commerce, and some older recipes in the United States. In everyday modern usage, volume for dry ingredients is more commonly measured in cups, which are subdivisions of the liquid pint, not the dry pint.

Examples

• The recipe, written in 1950, called for one dry pint of fresh blueberries.
• Under US federal law, a bushel is defined as 64 dry pints.
• The farmer sold his raspberries by the dry pint at the market.

Advanced Usage

• "to sell by the dry pint": To sell a commodity with its volume measured using the dry pint unit.
  • Small berries are often sold by the dry pint.

Variants and Related Words

• Dry quart: A unit of dry volume equal to 2 dry pints.
• PecK: A unit of dry volume equal to 8 dry quarts or 16 dry pints.
• Bushel: A unit of dry volume equal to 4 pecks or 64 dry pints.
• Liquid pint: A different US unit for measuring fluid volume, equal to 28.875 cubic inches, which is smaller than the dry pint.

Synonyms

• US dry pint (full formal term)
• Dry measure (general category, not a direct synonym)

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word "pint" alone is ambiguous. In the United States, it most commonly refers to the liquid pint (used for milk, beer, etc.). The dry pint is a separate, larger unit used for a different class of goods. In countries using the imperial system, the imperial pint is different from both US units.

Noun

1. a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches