pincta

pincta [pinctus understood as p. ppl. of pingere] 1 liquid measure of half a quart, pint (marked by line painted on vessel). 1338 uterque senescallus habebit utroque die quatuor lagenas cervisie, quamvis pynka sit de quinque lagenis.‥ uterque pincerna habebit ‥ iij lagenas cervisie, quamvis pinka sit de iv lagenis Gild Merch. II 335; est quasi quarta, i. Anglicana, non ~a, quia illa quasi tantum continet quantum quarta Anglicana Gad. 4v. 1; 1457 pro ‥ septem ~is vini receptis per Thomam Kermichael ExchScot 295; 1460 pro decem ~as vini ad implendum dictas pipas, v. s. ExchScot VII 8; 1474 unam ~am servisie conventualis Reg. Aberbr. II 171; a pintte, ~a CathA; 1511 per empcionem unius ~e cum dimedia bituminis Myln Dunkeld app. 88. 2 pot or jar that contains a pint. licitum sit mihi ‥ intrare celarium donec serviens ipsorum pincam impleverit a doleo Reg. Malm. II 325; pycher, ‥ picharius ‥ pinca PP.