<Tr> <Td> Snit </Td> <Td> 3.0 fl oz </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 88.72 mL </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Two jiggers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gill (U.S.) </Td> <Td> 4.0 fl oz </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 118.294 mL </Td> <Td> 120 mL </Td> <Td> Pronounced "jill", historically equivalent to two jacks, half a cup, or a quarter pint . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gill (Imp .) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5.0 fl oz </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 142.065 mL </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pronounced "jill", historically equivalent to two jacks, half a cup, or a quarter pint . May also be an eighth of a pint in Scotland, or half a pint of beer in parts of England . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jack </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Historically equivalent to two jiggers or handfuls, or half a gill . No longer in general use . </Td> </Tr>

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