pail
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
pails
plural
pails
Britannica Dictionary definition of PAIL
[count]
chiefly US
1
:
a round container that is open at the top and usually has a handle
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a garbage pail
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A plastic beach pail was lying on the sand.
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Fill up that pail [=bucket] with water.
2
:
the amount held by a pail
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She poured a pail of water on the campfire.
