Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
bailor . - noun In cricket, a ball that strikes the bails: usually applied to a ball that strikes the bails after pitching.
- noun One who bails out water, or frees a boat from water.
- noun A vessel used for bailing water.
- noun Also
baler . - noun A workman who charges puddled bars into a balling- or reheating-furnace.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Law) See
bailor . - noun One who bails or lades.
- noun A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun one who
bails orlades . - noun a
utensil , as abucket orcup , used inbailing ; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.
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Examples
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For example, a bailer, which is essentially a hollow tube with a valve at the bottom end, can be lowered to the bottom of the hole and then dropped, to pick up the drill cuttings.
Chapter 6 1980
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- A bailer is the most commonly used tool in loose soils.
Chapter 6 1980
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It is the spawn case or the receptacle of the ova (if that term be allowable), and the cradle of what is commonly known as the bailer shell (CYMBIUM AETHIOPICUM) the
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(if that term be allowable), and the cradle of what is commonly known as the bailer shell (CYMBIUM AETHIOPICUM) the
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It has made me less reliable, and even a bailer on occasion, which is all good in my books. harrietglynn´s last post ..
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"The burden of 'bailer-out of last resort' is shifting from German taxpayers to holders of debt."
Borrowing Costs Rise for Weak In Europe Neil Shah 2010
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Fun with farm equipment interlude: A man runs himself through a hay bailer.
Wonkbook: Jobs bill details sketched; unions target boardrooms; new oil reg rules 2010
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We need at least 10 days of 6 strong rowers and 1 bailer to make it back.
Are We All Bozos on this Minivan? (Or the Detroit version of the Prisoners' Dilemma) 2008
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We returned safely to the yacht club, docked the boat, and packed away the bailer, centre board and other stuff.
Archive 2008-03-01 Belinda 2008
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We returned safely to the yacht club, docked the boat, and packed away the bailer, centre board and other stuff.
The Courage to Sail Joyful Fox 2008
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The first involved an adult female called Stevie Nicks, who lifted a bailer shell – a large shell made by a sea snail – above the surface several times.
Rare footage shows dolphins using empty seashells as tools to catch fish, a skill called ‘shelling’ Sanjana Gajbhiye 2026
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