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pint-stoup — pintˈ stoup noun A vessel for holding a Scots pint (about 3 imperial pints) • • • Main Entry: ↑pint … Useful english dictionary
pint — (pt) 1. a traditional unit of volume equal to 1/2 quart. There are three different quarts in use in Britain and the United States, and hence there are three different pints: the U. S. liquid pint, equal to exactly 28.875 cubic inches, 16… … Dictionary of units of measurement
pound scots — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : pound I 2b * * * pound2 (def. 4). [1605 15] * * * Scots pint, pound scots see ↑pint, ↑pound1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Chopin (unit) — The chopin was a Scottish measurement of volume, usually fluid, that was in use from at least 1661, though possibly 15th century, until the mid 19th century.[1] The measurement was derived from the French measure chopine an old and widespread… … Wikipedia
Kirkcaldy Beer Duties Act 1741 — The Kirkcaldy Beer Duties Act 1741 (15 Geo. II, c.8) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1742 and formally repealed in 1948. It placed a duty on all beer brewed or sold within the town of Kirkcaldy.The duty was… … Wikipedia
Chopin (volume) — The chopin was a Scottish measurement of volume, usually fluid, that was in use from at least 1661, though possibly 15th century, until the mid 19th century … Wikipedia
choppin — a traditional Scottish unit of volume equal to 2 mutchkins or 1/2 Scots pint. The choppin is equivalent to about 52.1 cubic inches, 1.80 U.S. liquid pints, 1.50 British Imperial pints, or 854 milliliters … Dictionary of units of measurement
jug — an informal name for the Scots pint, a unit of volume equal to about 1.80 U.S. liquid quarts or 1.70 liters. Specifically, the jug of Stirling is the actual vessel (on display at the Stirling Museum) which was the legal standard for Scottish… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Auld Lang Syne — For other uses, see Auld Lang Syne (disambiguation). Auld Lang Syne (Scots pronunciation: [ˈɔːld lɑŋˈsəin]: note s rather than z )[1] is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788[2][3] and set to the tune of a traditional folk song (Roud… … Wikipedia
Edinburgh — EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
