Bucket


A bucket is typically a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone or square, with an open top and a flat bottom, attached to a semicircular carrying handle called the bail.
A bucket is usually an open-top container. In contrast, a pail can have a top or lid and is a shipping container. In common usage, the two terms are often used interchangeably.

Types and uses

There are many types of buckets;
As a shipping container, the word "pail" is a technical term for a bucket shaped package with a sealed top or lid which is used as a shipping container for chemicals and industrial products.

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English literature

The bucket has been used in many phrases and idioms in the English language.
As an obsolete unit of measurement, at least one source documents a bucket as being equivalent to 4 imperial gallons.