pails

plural of pail
as in buckets
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 of pails First introduced in 1986, the pails replace the standard Happy Meal box and can be used for trick-or-treating. Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025 The right diapers and creams are a godsend for cleanup, while easy-to-wipe down changing pads and diaper pails make nighttimes a little more seamless. Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
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buckets
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  • Then, after a Mazzulla timeout and a round of C’s substitutions, the Magic got back-to-back buckets off offensive rebounds, then two makes off steals by Desmond Bane (22 points) and Paolo Banchero (15 points).
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
  • In a brick building atop a hill a half-mile from the Racing Capital of the World, the decades-old bar furnishes regulars with beer buckets and burgers every day of the week.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Pails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pails. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.

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