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Definition of: pail
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(pāl) noun
1. A cylindrical vessel for carrying liquids, etc., properly having a bail as a handle.
2. The amount carried in this vessel. ♦ Homophone: pale. [OE paegel a gill, wine measure; infl. by OF paelle frying pan, liquid measure <L patella a small pan]
—pail′ful′ noun
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