Pail

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pail \Pail\ (p[=a]l), n. [OE. paile, AS. p[ae]gel a wine vessel,
     a pail, akin to D. & G. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a
     measure of wine, Dan. p[ae]gel half a pint.]
     A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having
     a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk,
     etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover. --Shak.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pail
       n 1: a roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top [syn: {bucket}]
       2: the quantity contained in a pail [syn: {pailful}]