lunch pail
A lunchbox shaped more or less like a bucket with a handleA lunchbox (food container) shaped more or less like a bucket with a handle.
» Tom grabbed his lunch pail and headed for school.
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3 sentencesTom grabbed his lunch pail and headed for school.
Tom took an apple out of his lunch pail and began eating it.
Tom opened his lunch pail.
Meaning
2 senses(US)A lunchbox (food container) shaped more or less like a bucket with a handle.
(US, figuratively)Someone doing work that needs to be done in an unpretentious, down-to-earth manner; (originally) a blue-collar worker.
Origin
From lunch + pail.From lunch + pail.
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Forms
plural: lunch pailsSynonyms
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