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/peɪl/ · noun
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.
Use pail when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pail means 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)..
Common synonyms include bucket, pailful.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The milkmaid carried a pail of milk in each hand.
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