pails

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Pronunciation

IPA /peɪlz/

Noun

pails noun

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 milkmaid carried a pail of milk in each hand.”
(In technical use) A closed (covered) cylindrical shipping container.

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bucket boilers bosses buckets complexes cubes hubs networks systems jugs cans tubs colanders washtub spiles dishpan

Rhymes

entails travails details gales wails tails tales nails trails sails

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