PAILFUL

pail, pailful

(noun) the quantity contained in a pail

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pailful (plural pailfuls or pailsful)

The amount that fills, or would fill, a pail. [from 16th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Pail"ful, n.; pl. Pailfuls (.

Definition: The quantity that a pail will hold. "By pailfuls." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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