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pailful

/peyl-fool/US // ˈpeɪlˌfʊl //

满满一桶,一桶,一桶水,满满一桶水

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pail·fuls.

    • : a quantity sufficient to fill a pail: a pailful of water.

Examples

  • A window was suddenly opened, and a pailful of slops splashed down upon the doorstep.

  • Now and then he would send a pailful to a publisher, and of course it would always come back.

  • Nankeens look best, washed in suds, with a teacup of ley added for each pailful.

  • After this, add a pailful of cold soft water, once an hour, till all the ashes appear to be well soaked.

  • To make soft-soap, take the proportion of one pailful of ley to three pounds of fat.