So I spent a lot of the holiday re-watching a lot of Archer episodes. You find a lot of interesting words in that show. Here's one I had not come across before the show...
1 imperial gill
≡ 5 imperial fluid ounces
≡ 1⁄32 imperial gallon
≡ 1⁄4 imperial pint
≡ 142.0653125 ml
≈ 142 ml
≈ 1.2 US gills
In United States customary units
1 US gill
≡ 4 US fl oz
≡ 1⁄32 US gallon
≡ 1⁄4 US pint
≡ 1⁄2 US cup
≡ 8 tablespoons
≡ 24 teaspoons
≡ 32 US fluid drams
≡ 77⁄32 in3
≡ 118.29411825 ml
≈ 118 ml
≈ 5⁄6 imperial gills
In Great Britain, the standard single measure of spirits in a pub was 1⁄6 gill (23.7 ml) in England, and 1⁄5 gill (28.4 ml) in Scotland; after metrication this was replaced by either 25 or 35 ml (0.176- or 0.246-gill) measures (landlords can choose which one to serve). The 1⁄4 gill was previously the most common measure in Scotland, and still remains as the standard measure in pubs in Ireland. In southern England, it is also called a noggin. In northern England, however, the large noggin is used, which is two gills. In some areas, a gill came to mean half a pint for both beer and milk.
In Ireland, the standard spirit measure was historically 1⁄4 gill. In the Republic of Ireland, it still retains this value, though it is now legally specified in metric units as 35.5 ml.
There are occasional references to a gill in popular culture, such as in the cumulative song "The Barley Mow". In L. Frank Baum's "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" one of the ingredients required for a magic spell is a gill of water from a dark well. In chapter 19 the obscure unit is used for humor including a pun with Jack and Jill, which also involved a well. It is also referenced in FX's animated cartoon "Archer", in both Episodes "Blood Test" (Season 2, Episode 3). and "Heart of Archness: Part Three" (Season 3, Episode 3). The word also appeared in a 2013 edition of the BBC TV programme QI, when it was mispronounced by show host Stephen Fry with a hard 'g' sound.
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