Alternative form of paling

plural of pailing

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 amount that fills, or would fill, a pail.

plural of pailful

plural of pail

(US) A lunchbox (food container) shaped more or less like a bucket with a handle.

(dated) A container used for urinating or defecating when it is not possible or convenient to use a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot. Commonly used in hospitals, where it is normally called bedpan. Formerly used in private residences that were without an indoor toilet or bathroom.

plural of diaper pail

(US) A bucket-like receptacle for a baby's used diapers, where they are kept (sometimes in a solution of water and cleaners) until they can be properly washed.