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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pail or bucket, especially one to be carried on a yoke or stick.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Obs. or Prov. Eng. A large wooden vessel for holding water; a cowl.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete a large wooden vessel for carrying water, especially one to be carried on a pole between two people.

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