pail

noun
🔊/peɪl/
🔊/peɪl/
(North American English or old-fashioned)
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  1. an open container with a handle, used for carrying or holding liquids, sand, etc.
    synonym bucket (1)
    • She filled the pail with fresh water.她往桶里装满了清水。
    Extra Examples
    • The children played on the beach with their shovels and pails.孩子们拿着铲子和小桶在海滩上玩。
    • Women in some villages had to trudge miles to fetch one pail of water.一些村子的妇女不得不费劲地跋涉数英里去取一桶水。
    Topics Houses and homesc2