n. A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).
n. A closed (covered) cylindrical shipping container.
n. A company of wasps.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A vessel of wood (staves) or sheet-metal (usually tin), nearly or quite cylindrical, with a hooped handle or bail, used for carrying water, milk, or other liquids.
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n. a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
n. the quantity contained in a pail
Word Usage
"For a while clip clip clip and the sound of grapes hitting the bottom of the pail is all that is heard."