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* Elaborate ceremonial or ritual buckets constructed of ], ] or other materials, found in several ancient or medieval cultures, sometimes known by the Latin for bucket, {{lang|la|]}} * Elaborate ceremonial or ritual buckets constructed of ], ] or other materials, found in several ancient or medieval cultures, sometimes known by the Latin for bucket, {{lang|la|]}}
* Large scoops or buckets attached to ]s and ]s for landscaping agricultural and purposes * Large scoops or buckets attached to ]s and ]s for landscaping agricultural and purposes
* Canvas buckets made of woven fabric, developed as a fire-resistant alternative to leather<ref>{{cite web |title=Fire Bucket, "Goodyear / 13" |url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_1340622 |website=National Museum of American History |publisher=Smithsonian Institute |access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref>
* ]s attached to excavators used for crushing and recycling material in the construction industry * ]s attached to excavators used for crushing and recycling material in the construction industry
* Buckets shaped like ] often used as children's toys to shape and carry sand on a ] or in a ] * Buckets shaped like ] often used as children's toys to shape and carry sand on a ] or in a ]
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==Shipping containers== ==Shipping containers==
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When in reference to a ], the term "pail" is used as a technical term, specifically referring to a bucket shaped package with a sealed top or lid, which is then used as a transport container for chemicals and industrial products.<ref>{{cite book |last=Soroka |first=W |title=Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology |publisher=Institute of Packaging Professionals |edition=Second |url=http://www.iopp.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129074725/http://www.iopp.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=1 |archive-date=2011-01-29}}</ref> When in reference to a ], the term "pail" is used as a technical term, specifically referring to a bucket shaped package with a sealed top or lid, which is then used as a transport container for chemicals and industrial products.<ref>{{cite book |last=Soroka |first=W |title=Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology |publisher=Institute of Packaging Professionals |edition=Second |url=http://www.iopp.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129074725/http://www.iopp.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=1 |archive-date=2011-01-29}}</ref>
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File:Hemmoorer Eimer.jpg|Roman bronze {{lang|la|situla}} from Germany, 2nd–3rd century File:Hemmoorer Eimer.jpg|Roman bronze {{lang|la|situla}} from Germany, 2nd–3rd century
Image:wooden_bucket.jpg|A wooden bucket Image:wooden_bucket.jpg|A wooden bucket
File:Feuerlöscheimer 19 Jh.jpg|German 19th century leather firebuckets; the most common material used for buckets, alongside wood, before the invention of many modern materials was leather File:Feuerlöscheimer 19 Jh.jpg|German 19th century leather firebuckets, a common type before the invention of many modern materials
Image:Man carrying two buckets.JPG|A man carrying two buckets
Image:Heinrich Zille Wasserträgerin.jpg|A young lady carrying a bucket, drawing by German artist {{lang|de|]|italic=no}}
Image:Janitor's bucket with mop.jpg|A ] bucket with a ]
Image:Excavator bucket.JPG|An ]
Image:Crusher bucket quarry.jpg|A crusher bucket Image:Crusher bucket quarry.jpg|A crusher bucket
Image:AFlex-Monsoon-Bucket.jpg|A ] Image:AFlex-Monsoon-Bucket.jpg|A canvas bucket being used as a ]
File:Balde.PNG|A plastic yellow bucket
File:A metal bucket.jpg|A metal bucket
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==See also== ==See also==
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Open top watertight container This article is about the open top container. For other uses, see Bucket (disambiguation).
Water well buckets
An Edo period Japanese bucket used to hold water for fire fighting

A bucket is typically a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone or square, with an open top and a flat bottom, attached to a semicircular carrying handle called the bail.

A bucket is usually an open-top container. In contrast, a pail can have a top or lid and is a shipping container. In non-technical usage, the two terms are often used interchangeably.

Types and uses

A number of bucket types exist, used for a variety of purposes. Though most of these are functional purposes, a number, including those constructed from precious metals, are used for ceremonial purposes. Common types of bucket and their adjoining purposes include:

  • Water buckets used to carry water
  • Household and garden buckets used for carrying liquids and granular products
  • Elaborate ceremonial or ritual buckets constructed of bronze, ivory or other materials, found in several ancient or medieval cultures, sometimes known by the Latin for bucket, situla
  • Large scoops or buckets attached to loaders and telehandlers for landscaping agricultural and purposes
  • Canvas buckets made of woven fabric, developed as a fire-resistant alternative to leather
  • Crusher buckets attached to excavators used for crushing and recycling material in the construction industry
  • Buckets shaped like castles often used as children's toys to shape and carry sand on a beach or in a sandpit
  • Buckets in special shapes such as cast iron buckets or smelting buckets to hold liquid metal at high temperatures

Though not always bucket shaped, lunch boxes are sometimes known as lunch pails or a lunch bucket. Buckets can be repurposed as seats, tool caddies, hydroponic gardens, chamber pots, "street" drums, or livestock feeders, amongst other uses. Buckets are also repurposed for the use of long term food storage by survivalists.

Shipping containers

Main article: Pail (container)

When in reference to a shipping container, the term "pail" is used as a technical term, specifically referring to a bucket shaped package with a sealed top or lid, which is then used as a transport container for chemicals and industrial products.

Gallery

  • Roman bronze situla from Germany, 2nd–3rd century Roman bronze situla from Germany, 2nd–3rd century
  • A wooden bucket A wooden bucket
  • German 19th century leather firebuckets, a common type before the invention of many modern materials German 19th century leather firebuckets, a common type before the invention of many modern materials
  • A crusher bucket A crusher bucket
  • A canvas bucket being used as a helicopter bucket A canvas bucket being used as a helicopter bucket

English language phrases and idioms

The bucket has been used in many phrases and idioms in the English language, some of which are regional or specific to the use of English in different English-speaking countries.

  • Kick the bucket: an informal term referring to someone's death
  • Drop the bucket on: to implicate a person in something (from Australian slang)
  • A drop in the bucket: a small, inadequate amount in relation to how much is requested or asked, taken from the biblical Book of Isaiah, chapter 40, verse 15
  • Bucket list: a list of activities an individual wishes to undertake before death

Unit of measurement

As an obsolete unit of measurement, at least one source documents a 'bucket' as being equivalent to 4 imperial gallons (18 L; 4.8 US gal).

See also

References

  1. "Bucket". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  2. Flexner, Stuart; Hauck, epmpre, eds. (1993) . Random House Unabridged Dictionary p (hardcover) (second ed.). New York: Random House. p. 271. ISBN 0-679-42917-4.
  3. "Fire Bucket, "Goodyear / 13"". National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institute. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. Durado, John (22 February 2017). "Gamma Lids for Long Term Storage". Pyramid Reviews - Prepping for Life. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. Soroka, W. Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology (Second ed.). Institute of Packaging Professionals. Archived from the original on 2011-01-29.
  6. "Dictionary.com, Idiomatic Phrases related to bucket". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  7. Klein, Herbert Arthur (3 December 2012). The Science of Measurement: A Historical Survey. Courier Corporation. ISBN 9780486144979. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
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