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PAILFUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pailful mean?
• PAILFUL (noun)
The noun PAILFUL has 1 sense:
1. the quantity contained in a pail
Familiarity information: PAILFUL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quantity contained in a pail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
pail; pailful
Hypernyms ("pailful" is a kind of...):
containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)
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