pail

2 definitions found

pail - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pail \Pail\ (p[=a]l), n. [OE. paile, AS. p[ae]gel a wine vessel,
     a pail, akin to D. & G. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a
     measure of wine, Dan. p[ae]gel half a pint.]
     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. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

pail - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pail
      n 1: a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top [syn:
           bucket, pail]
      2: the quantity contained in a pail [syn: pail, pailful]