pail : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pail	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for pail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pail n a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top [syn: bucket, pail] the quantity contained in a pail Synonym(s): pail, pailful
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pail \Pail\, n. [OE. paile, AS. p[91]gel a wine vessel, a pail, akin to D. & G. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a measure of wine, Dan. p[91]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.