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pail

[peyl] / peɪl /


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She suggests using old pails, lanterns, dough bowls, vases and apothecary jars to display the items.

From Seattle Times

This immediately summons for me an image from “The Friend” in which the protagonist uses a child’s pail and shovel to clean up after the Great Dane she has been tasked to care for.

From Los Angeles Times

The main message of the event is sustainability, with workshops on gardening and composting, where attendees can walk away with free compost kitchen pails as well as fruit and shade trees.

From Los Angeles Times

Defensive lineman Josh Fuga will be the keeper of the lunch pail, which in the past has symbolized the Hokies success based on a workmanlike approach to the game.

From Washington Times

To drink: a peachy-pale rosé from Corsica, crisp enough to cleanse the oyster palate but rounded to complement the salinity, too, chilling in a tin pail.

From Seattle Times