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pale/pail

pale (pāl)

Noun

    • A stake or pointed stick; a picket.
    • A fence enclosing an area.
    • The area enclosed by a fence or boundary.

Verb. Transitive

    • To enclose with pales; fence in.

pail (pāl)

Noun

    • A watertight cylindrical vessel, open at the top and fitted with a handle; a bucket.
    • The amount that a pail can hold.

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