The gill /ˈdʒɪl/ or teacup is a unit of measurement for volume equal to a quarter of a pint. It is no longer in common use, except in regard to the volume of alcoholic spirits measures.
The gill /ˈdʒɪl/ or teacup is a unit of measurement for volume equal to a quarter of a pint. It is no longer in common use, except in regard to the volume of alcoholic spirits measures.
| 1 imperial gill | ≡ 5 imperial fluid ounces |
| ≡ 1/32 imperial gallon | |
| ≡ 1/8 imperial quart | |
| ≡ 1/4 imperial pint | |
| ≡ 1/2 imperial cup | |
| ≡ 10 tablespoons | |
| ≡ 40 Imperial fluid drams | |
| ≡ 142.0653125 mL [a] | |
| ≈ 4.8038 U.S. fluid ounces | |
| ≈ 0.0375297 US gallons | |
| ≈ 0.3002375 US pints | |
| ≈ 0.600475 US cups | |
| ≈ 1.20095 US gills | |
| ≈ 9.6076 US tablespoons | |
| ≈ 28.8228 US teaspoons | |
| ≈ 38.4304 US fluid drams | |
| ≈ 8.6693573 cubic inches | |
| ≈ 0.1290071 US dry quarts | |
| ≈ 0.2580142 US dry pints | |
| 1 US gill | ≡ 4 US fluid ounces |
| ≡ 1/32 US gallon | |
| ≡ 1/8 US liquid quart | |
| ≡ 1/4 US liquid pint | |
| ≡ 1/2 US cup | |
| ≡ 8 US tablespoons | |
| ≡ 24 US teaspoons | |
| ≡ 32 US fluid drams | |
| ≡ 118.29411825 mL [b] | |
| ≈ 4.1633709 imperial fluid ounces | |
| ≈ 0.0260211 imperial gallons | |
| ≈ 0.1040843 imperial quarts | |
| ≈ 0.2081685 imperial pints | |
| ≈ 0.8326742 imperial gills | |
| ≈ 1.6543484 imperial cups | |
| ≈ 8.3267418 imperial tablespoons | |
| ≈ 33.3069674 imperial fluid drams | |
| ≡ 7.21875 cubic inches | |
| ≡ 11550/107521 US dry quart | |
| ≡ 23100/107521 US dry pint | |
Prior to metrication in the United Kingdom, the standard single measure of spirits in a pub was 1⁄6 gill (23.7 mL) in England and Wales, [1] either 1⁄5 gill (28.4 mL) or 1⁄4 gill (35.5 mL) in Scotland, and 1⁄4 gill (35.5 mL) in Northern Ireland. After metrication, this was replaced by measures of either 25 or 35 millilitres (0.176 or 0.246 gi), at the discretion of the proprietor.
Half of a gill is a jack, or one-eighth of a pint. [2]
But in northern England, a quarter pint could also be called a jack or a noggin, rather than a gill, and in some areas a half-pint could be called a gill, particularly for beer and milk. [3] [4] [5]
In Scotland, there were additional sizes: [6]
In the republic of Ireland, the standard spirit measure was historically 1⁄4 gill. It still retains this value, though it is now legally specified in metric units as 35.5 mL.
Until 2022, [7] a spirit measure in the Isle of Man was defined as 1⁄5 gill (28.4 mL). [8]
There are occasional references to a gill in popular culture, such as in:
Because of its more widely used homograph, gill has sometimes been mispronounced with a hard g sound. In English, the sound of soft ⟨g⟩ is the affricate /dʒ/, as in general, giant, and gym.
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