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Linter vs Pinter - What's the difference?

linter | pinter |

As nouns the difference between linter and pinter

is that linter is the short fibres that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning while pinter is the drinking of a certain number of pints of beer.

linter

English

Noun

(-)
  • The short fibres that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning.
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    pinter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in combinations, UK, slang) The drinking of a certain number of pints of beer
  • (in combinations, UK, slang) A container that holds a certain number of pints.
  • * 2006 , Martyn J. Pass, Dani Pass, Waiting for Red (page 262)
    • “Anyway, I'd best get a shuffle on. Got to pick some milk up, you see.” “I've just been too.” Sure enough he showed the hedgehog a four-pinter .
  • (in combinations, UK, slang) Something that takes a certain number of pints of beer to appreciate.
    • She's so ugly, an eight-pinter , I'd say.
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