half-pint
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Half-pint cartons of milk, served in cafeterias and lunchrooms across the country, are ubiquitous on the lunch trays of millions of students.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2023
“The Half-pint Beanfield Angel,” Onofre hooted insanely, tattooing the earth with his boots.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
"Half-pint size," said Cyrus Thurston, and laughed in derision.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 by Bates, Harry
Half-pint mugs were handed around and the tea ladled into them: the result, a pasty tea forming meat and drink, satisfying both hunger and thirst.
From The Little Tea Book by Hood, George Washington
Half-pint enameled steel cups are cheap, satisfactory, and easily kept clean.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
