pail

See also: Pail, päil, Päil, and pa'il

English
A pail (def 1)

Etymology

From Middle English payle (“bucket, pail, milking pail”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /peɪl/, enPR: pāl
    • IPA(key): [pʰeɪ̯ɫ], [pʰeəɫ]
  • (US)
    (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪl
  • Homophone: pale

Noun

pail (plural pails)

  1. A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).
    Synonym: bucket
    The milkmaid carried a pail of milk in each hand.
  2. (In technical use) A closed (covered) cylindrical shipping container.

Derived terms

Translations
bucket — see bucket

Anagrams

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin pilus.

Noun

pail m

  1. (body) hair

See also
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