pail

IPA: pˈeɪɫ

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).
(In technical use) A closed (covered) cylindrical shipping container.

Examples of "pail" in Sentences

Water was carried by pail from the creek for cooking, washing, and doing dishes.
Conan took a skin pail and brought water from the oasis so she could clean herself.
One robe each was kept, one ax, one tin pail, and a scant supply of bacon and flour.
For a while clip clip clip and the sound of grapes hitting the bottom of the pail is all that is heard.
While I sat there on an old tin pail which I had turned up for this purpose, two German officers came in, whistling.
Joshi told us a charming story of Lovecraft hosting a coffee klatch for his fellow writers in New York and bringing the coffee in by the pail from the local deli.