PAIL


Meaning of PAIL in English

n. 1 a bucket. 2 an amount contained in this. pailful n. (pl. -fuls).

[ OE p‘gel gill (cf. MDu. pegel gauge), assoc. with OF paelle: see PAELLA ]

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