pail
noun /peɪl/
/peɪl/
(North American English or old-fashioned)- an open container with a handle, used for carrying or holding liquids, sand, etc. synonym bucket (1)
- She filled the pail with fresh water.
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc2- The children played on the beach with their shovels and pails.
- Women in some villages had to trudge miles to fetch one pail of water.