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pail

[ peyl ]

noun

  1. the amount filling a pail.


pail

/ ±è±ðɪ±ô /

noun

  1. a bucket, esp one made of wood or metal
  2. Also calledpailful the quantity that fills a pail
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of pail1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English payle “wooden container,†continuing Old English ±èæ²µ±ð±ô “wine container, liquid measure†(of unknown origin; compare Middle Dutch, Low German pegel “half pintâ€), by association with Old French paielle “pan,†from Latin patella; patella
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of pail1

Old English ±èæ²µ±ð±ô; compare Catalan paella frying pan, paella
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To complete the Chargers’ blue-collar mentality, black lunch pails were recently dropped at every locker.

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Customers can customize their festive pails with themed stickers for “a truly monstrous makeover.â€

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This aggressively oatmeal aesthetic has dominated infant care since around Gen Alpha’s midpoint in 2017, desaturating high chairs, play gyms and diaper pails from electric green to subtle sage.

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The simplicity of a brain plopped in a pail for scientific research becomes something of a mordant sight gag.

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Schools hold mock water rationing exercises where water taps are shut off and students collect water in pails.

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