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pail|ful — «PAYL ful», noun, plural fuls. the amount that fills a pail: »The rain was falling by pailfuls (Macaulay) … Useful english dictionary
pail — pail·ful; pail·lasse; pail·las·son; pail·lette; pail·lett·ed; pail·lon; pail·lard; pail; … English syllables
pail — noun (C) especially AmE 1 a container with a handle for carrying liquids or used by children when playing on the beach: a milk pail | The kids bought shovels and pails to the beach. 2 also pail.ful / fUl/ the amount a pail will hold: It takes… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pail — [peıl] n especially AmE [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Old English pAgel, a unit of measurement for liquids] 1.) a metal or wooden container with a handle, used for carrying liquids = ↑bucket ▪ a milk pail pail of ▪ a pail of water … Dictionary of contemporary English
pailful — pail·ful … English syllables
pailful — pail•ful [[t]ˈpeɪlˌfʊl[/t]] n. pl. fuls use a quantity sufficient to fill a pail • Etymology: 1585–95 usage: See ful … From formal English to slang
pailful — /payl fool /, n., pl. pailfuls. a quantity sufficient to fill a pail: a pailful of water. [1585 95; PAIL + FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * … Universalium
Pailful — Pail ful, n.; pl. {Pailfuls}. The quantity that a pail will hold. By pailfuls. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pailfuls — Pailful Pail ful, n.; pl. {Pailfuls}. The quantity that a pail will hold. By pailfuls. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
