pail

as in bucket
a round container that is open at the top and outfitted with a handle fetch me a pail full of water, please

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Recent Examples on the Web Our suite, which peered over the Shinkansen bullet train tracks, was stocked with pint-sized robes and pajamas, a diaper pail, tons of toys and activity books, and baby toiletries. Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2024 That year, the green pail was a monster, orange was a skeleton and white was a mummy. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024 The 2024 versions of the popular Halloween pails will feature new funny monster faces and come in four colors: orange, white, green and blue. Fielding Buck, Orange County Register, 3 Oct. 2024 The Halloween Munchkins Bucket is a reusable pail filled with 50 Munchkins donut holes with orange and chocolate sprinkles. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pail 

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“Pail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pail. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.

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