[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pail \pail\ p=al, n. oe. paile, as. paegel a wine vessel,
   a pail, akin to d.  g. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a
   measure of wine, dan. paegel 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.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

pail
     n 1: a roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top syn: bucket
     2: the quantity contained in a pail syn: pailful
see also:
bucket pailful 

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