pail /peɪl/
noun [countable] especially American English[
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: Probably from Old English pægel, a unit of measurement for liquids]
1. a metal or wooden container with a handle, used for carrying liquids
Synonym : bucket:
a milk pailpail of a pail of water2. (
also pailful /-fʊl/) the amount of liquid a pail will hold
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