Bucket

A bucket, also called a pail, is a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone, with an open top and a flat bottom, usually attached to a semicircular carrying handle called the bail. Buckets have been used since very ancient times, mainly for transporting water from a fountain or well into permanent reservoirs such as water holes and barrels. Buckets are also used to carry paint, sand and foodstuffs. Buckets can also be used on farms, to give feeds to animals such as horses or cows, or to collect things such as apples.

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that Infants and toddlers can drown in 5-gallon buckets.

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