A pint is a measurement of volume and there are 16 fluid ounces in a pint. A pound is a unit of mass and there are 16 ounces in a pound. Therefore, a pint and a pound are roughly equivalent when measuring water.
This British saying stems from the fact that there are 16 fluid ounces in a pint, corresponding to 16 ounces in a pound. "The world around" refers to the time when the British Empire circled the globe, from England to India to North America and many other colonies.
A pint's a pound, the world around. BUT only if you are weighing fresh water, so, no it is not always true.
That is a ridiculous saying because a US pint is 473 ml while a British legal pint is 568 ml.
No it is not.
There is a saying, " A pint is a pound, the world around". So meaning that, 16 ounces is always a pound, and in a pint there's 16 ounces, so 16 ounces is a pound. " a PINT is a POUND, the world around":)
A pint is a pound the world around!
It means that a pint is as big as a pound and then the rest is just for it to rhyme good!!
A pint is 16 ounces. There is a saying; " A pint is a pound, the world around" which helps me remember.
a pint is a pound, the world around. There are 2 8oz. cups in a pint
For water, yes.A pint's a pound, the world around.
"2 cups is a pint; a pint's a pound, the world around!"
A pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter (20 ounces).
There are 16 ounces in a liquid pint. There is a saying "a pint is a pound the world around" referring to 16 ounces = one pound.
Watermelon is mostly water, and "a pint's a pound the world around". So, roughly, two.
"A pint's a pound the world around." 1 pint = 16 oz. 4 pints = 64 oz.
IF the old saying, "a pint is a pound the world around," then since a pint is 16 ounces and a cup contains 8 ounces, then two cups would constitute a pound.