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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English payle wooden container, continuing Old English pægel wine container, liquid measure (of unknown orig.; compare Middle Dutch, Low German pegel half pint), by association with Old French paielle pan < Latin patella; see patella
before 1000; Middle English payle wooden container, continuing Old English pægel wine container, liquid measure (of unknown orig.; compare Middle Dutch, Low German pegel half pint), by association with Old French paielle pan < Latin patella; see patella
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| —n | |
| 1. | a bucket, esp one made of wood or metal |
| 2. | Also called: pailful the quantity that fills a pail |
| [Old English pægel; compare Catalan paella frying pan, | |
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Word Origin & History
pail
1392, from O.Fr. paielle "warming pan, liquid measure, bath," possibly from L. patella "small pan, dish," dim. of patina "broad shallow pan." O.E. had pægel "wine vessel," but etymology does not support a connection. This word is possibly from M.L. pagella "a measure," from L. pagella "column,"
dim. of pagina (see page (1)).
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Example sentences
The first step was putting a pail of cream inside a bucket of ice.
The treasures could be waiting in a white five-gallon pail or a small clear plastic container.
For big jobs, increase the amounts of all three ingredients and mix in a pail.
Don't forget to bring an air cushion and executive lunch pail for long-haul economy flights.
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