polypin
(UK, brewing) A plastic version of the kind of brewery cask called a pin (equal to half a firkin), popular in homebrewing and the off-trade (deliveries for home consumption).
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(UK, brewing) A plastic version of the kind of brewery cask called a pin (equal to half a firkin), popular in homebrewing and the off-trade (deliveries for home consumption).
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(UK, slang, obsolete) To refrain from drinking alcohol.
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(US) A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, used for butter, lard, etc.
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A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.
- pint55%
(UK, metonymy) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
- pinter54%
(in combinations, UK, slang) A container that holds a certain number of pints.