1 U.S. pint of water weighs 1 pound. "A pint is a pound, all the world round." That's the saying, at least, but in the UK a pint, what Yanks call an Imperial

1 U.S. pint of water weighs 1 pound. "A pint is a pound, all the world round." That's the saying, at least, but in the UK a pint, what Yanks call an Imperial pint, is 20 oz and weighs 1.25 lbs: "A pint of pure water weighs a pound and a quarter".