| 释义 |
pailful|ˈpeɪlfʊl|
[f. pail n. + -ful.]
As much as a pail holds.
1591Lyly Endym. iv. ii, He is resolved to weepe some three or four palefuls. 1607Markham Caval. v. (1617) 38 You shall take a Peale-full of colde water. 1707–12Mortimer Husb. (1721) II. 284 Bestow a Pale-full of Water on every Tree. 1853Macaulay in Life & Lett. (1880) II. 373 The rain was falling by pailfuls. |