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wet pails

wet pails is the plural of wet pail.

wet pails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wet pail.

Meaning of wet pail

Noun

wet pail (plural wet pails)

  1. (slang, uncommon) Any diaper pail that contains water.
    • Dry pail versus wet pail: In a dry pail system, the dirty diapers and cloth wipes are just placed in a diaper pail, with no extra water. In a wet pail system, the diaper pail contains a diaper soaking solution—water with some borax added, usually, that helps clean the diapers while they are waiting...2011, Peggy Wilson, The Naturally Frugal Baby, 2 edition, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 93

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Questions about wet pails

What is wet pails the plural of?
Wet pails is the plural of wet pail.

Words near wet pails in the dictionary

  1. wet pack
  2. wet packs
  3. wet pail
  4. wet pailed
  5. wet pailing
  6. wet pails
  7. wet palette
  8. wet palettes
  9. wet plate
  10. wet plates
  11. wet play

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