"lunch pail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lunch pails [plural]
Etymology: lunch + pail Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lunch|pail}} lunch + pail Head templates: {{en-noun}} lunch pail (plural lunch pails)
  1. (US) A lunchbox (food container) shaped more or less like a bucket with a handle. Tags: US Synonyms: lunch bucket, lunchpail
    Sense id: en-lunch_pail-en-noun-K1F6SLSD Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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