- Pail
- A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching,
holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids.
- A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying
coal, ore, grain, etc.
- One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into
which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve; also, a float of
a paddle wheel.
- The valved piston of a lifting pump.