"Half-pint" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... threepence a pound added to tea; a halfpenny clapped on price of every modest half-pint ...
— Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 25, 1914 • Various
... removed, Tuckerman ordered a half-pint decanter of port out of regard for the memory of Dickens, and, sipping it, looked about with admiration at the room with its dark old panels. Comfortable as he felt, after his dinner, he could not help regretting that he had not had with him ...
— The Best Short Stories of 1920 - and the Yearbook of the American Short Story • Various
... ship's bowsprit. In merchant ships the union is bordered with white or red. (See UNION-JACK.) Also, a common term for the jack or cross-trees. Also, a young male pike, Esox lucius, under a foot in length. Also, a drinking vessel of half-pint contents. (See BLACK-JACK.)—Jack, or Jack Tar, a familiar term for a sailor. A fore-mast man and an able seaman. It was an early term for short coats, jackets, and a sort of coat-of-mail or defensive ...
— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth
... measure-full in your house," said I, putting back her hand gently. "This is not the season for half-pint mugs." ...
— Lavengro - The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest • George Borrow
... stood by civilly, holding an empty half-pint champagne bottle (medical comforts) with the candle stuck in it. To my question he said Mr. Kurtz had painted this—in this very station more than a year ago—while waiting for means to go to his trading post. 'Tell me, pray,' said I, ...
— Heart of Darkness • Joseph Conrad
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