pail

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English payle "wooden container" from Old English pæġel "wine vessel, container for liquids, pail; liquid measure". Akin to Middle Dutch pegel "half pint", Middle Low German pegel "half pint", Danish pægel "half a pint"

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: pāl, IPA: /peɪl/, SAMPA: /peIl/
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  Rhymes: -eɪl

[edit] Homophones

• pale

[edit] Noun

pail (plural pails)

1. A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).

   The milkmaid carried a pail of milk in each hand.

2. A company of wasps.

[edit] Synonyms

• bucket

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