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
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.
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