Plural of pail
regular plural
The plural of pail is pails.
Forms of pail
| Singular | pail /peɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | pails /peɪlz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Pails in a sentence
- The pails are made to hold 14 quarts, and are said to be nonfreezing, nonevaporating and noncorrosive.1903 June 18, The Iron Age, volume 71, page 73. From the entry nonevaporating
- Wet pails have largely fallen out of favour.2021, Bailey Bouwman, Cloth Diapers: The Ultimate Guide to Textiles, Washing & More, Simply Bailey Social Marketing, →ISBN, page 195. From the entry dry pail
- Now she could hear a man clatter over the cobbles and the jing-jang of the pails he carried.1918 September 7, [Katherine Mansfield], “Short Studies”, in The Nation, volume XXIII, number 23, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 596. From the entry jing-jang
- It is filled with the odors of brine and seaweed and codlivers gathered into pails by deft fingers as the fish are cleaned.1942, Dorothy Duncan, Bluenose: A Portrait of Nova Scotia, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, pages 231–259; republished in Brian…. From the entry codliver
- He, who had eaten the leavings from firemen’s pails in round-houses and “scoffed” mulligan-stews at water-tanks, had learned thoroughly the worth of money.1916 April, Jack London, The Little Lady of the Big House, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC. From the entry mulligan stew
Meaning of pail
- 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).
- noun A closed (covered) cylindrical shipping container.
Questions about the plural of pail
- What is the plural of pail?
- The plural of pail is pails.
- Is pail countable?
- Pail is a countable noun.
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