lunchpail

[ luhnch-peyl ]

noun
  1. a worker's lunchbox in the shape of a pail, originally for carrying hot food.

Origin of lunchpail

1
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; lunch + pail

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How to use lunchpail in a sentence

  • So Mary and I went to Lagunita with our rake and tin lunch-pail to hunt for dragons.

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