pailful

Noun
Synonyms: pail

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)pailfuls

  1. the quantity contained in a pailSynonyms: pailType of containerful
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pail′ful noun; pl. Pailfuls (…).

The quantity that a pail will hold. “By pailfuls.” William Shakespeare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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