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The gill (pronounced〔Not as in a fish's gill〕 ) is a unit of measurement for volume equal to a quarter of a pint.〔This was the legal definition although in some areas a gill of milk or beer is referred to as a half-pint; elsewhere a gill was the pint of milk given free to school children.〕 It is no longer in common use, except in regard to the volume of alcoholic spirits measures. ;In imperial units: : ;In United States customary units: : In Great Britain, the standard single measure of spirits in a pub was gill (23.7 ml) in England, and 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 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.〔International Dictionary of Food and Cooking by Charles Gordon Sinclair, ISBN 1-57958-057-2, published by Taylor & Francis, 1998〕 In Ireland, the standard spirit measure was historically 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). 〔(Archer: "Blood Test" · TV Club · The A.V. Club )〕 and "Heart of Archness: Part Three" (Season 3, Episode 3). 〔(Archer: “Heart Of Archness, Part Three” · TV Club · The A.V. Club )〕 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. ==Notes== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gill (unit)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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