Another name for the U.S. cup (236.6 milliliters). Doctors in the U.S. are fond of Saying that everyone should drink 8 glasses of water a day, and this is the amount they have in mind for a glass
Russ Rowlett (Director), How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement, Center for Mathematics and Science Education University of North Carolina, USA 2005. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictA.html, (Unit of Meas and Covr Factors - Amer) {608}