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Definition of "pail" []

  • A watertight cylindrical vessel, open at the top and fitted with a handle; a bucket. (noun)
  • The amount that a pail can hold. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pail" in a sentence
  • "For a while clip clip clip and the sound of grapes hitting the bottom of the pail is all that is heard."
  • "Conan took a skin pail and brought water from the oasis so she could clean herself."
  • "One robe each was kept, one ax, one tin pail, and a scant supply of bacon and flour."
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