pail

See also: pa'il

English

A pail (def 1)

Etymology

From Middle English payle (“wooden container”), of uncertain origin.

Possibly from Old English pæġel (“wine vessel, container for liquids, pail; liquid measure”), from Proto-Germanic *pagilaz, equivalent to peg +‎ -le. Compare Middle Dutch pegel (“half-pint”), Danish pægl (“half-pint”).

Alternatively from Old French paielle (“pan, cooking vessel, liquid measure”), from Latin patella (“shallow dish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peɪl/, enPR: pāl
- IPA^(key): [pʰeɪ̯ɫ], [pʰeəɫ]
(US)
(file)
Rhymes: -eɪl
Homophone: pale

Noun

pail (plural pails)

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).
The milkmaid carried a pail of milk in each hand.
(In technical use) A closed (covered) cylindrical shipping container.

Synonyms

bucket

Translations

bucket — see bucket

Anagrams

ALIP, Pali, lipa, pali, pali-, pial, pila

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin pilus.

Noun

pail m

(body) hair