pailful

American  

[peyl-fool] / ˈpeɪlˌfʊl /

noun

plural

pailfuls

1. a quantity sufficient to fill a pail.

   a pailful of water.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of pailful

First recorded in 1585–95; pail + -ful

Example Sentences

“Pope!” she whispered again, and it was as though he had had a pailful of ordure thrown in his face.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

When, as often happened, he sent me for a second pailful, no protest or appeal escaped my lips, thanks to my previous training in silent obedience.

From Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls by Eastman, Charles A.

He went over to the cactus hedge and cut a pailful of cactus apples.

From Yankee Girls in Zulu Land by Vescelius-Sheldon, Louise

She was like a child endeavouring to pour a great pailful of water into a very little cup.

From Consequences by Delafield, E. M.

The lads now quickly dipped up pailful after pailful, which they passed to the guide on the bank.

From The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze by Patchin, Frank Gee