pail

as in bucket
a round container that is open at the top and outfitted with a handle fetch me a pail full of water, please

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Recent Examples of pail Having factories in Michigan also allows American Plastic Toys to deliver quickly, so retailers don't run short of toboggans in the winter or sand pails in the summer. Scott Horsley, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024 Missing Surfer, 28, Is Believed to Have Been Killed by Shark: Authorities In an update post, the council shared a video showing how the beach cleanup was going as volunteers scoured the sand, picking up the debris with a metal tool and throwing it into a pail. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025 Others are reading:Boo Buckets and other Halloween pails coming to restaurants in October. Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024 According to a press release, fans can also personalize their pails with Halloween stickers. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pail

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“Pail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pail. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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