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“Pope!” she whispered again, and it was as though he had had a pailful of ordure thrown in his face. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
A pailful of choice home-dried peaches, cooked with much care, had been set on a wagon tongue to cool and some unlucky movement precipitated the whole luscious, juicy mass into the sand below. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z
He usually brings into whatever company he frequents his little pailful of theories and dumps them willy-nilly on the carpet of conversation. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z
This sand covered the sleepers to such a depth that the mules could not step quickly; there was always a pailful of it on each foot to lift and throw off. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z
They poured five or six pailfuls of water on the cellar floor. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z
It takes about three pailfuls to make a bushel. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z
From the balconies above were dashed down pailfuls and pitcherfuls of water. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
He swallowed pailfuls of water, and it was only with the utmost difficulty that he succeeded in reaching the bank. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z
For his stupid laughter had quenched me like a pailful of cold water. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z
"It certainly isn't a thing to drink in pailfuls." Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z
From one pailful she picked out a little flat stone, rectangular and smoother and more evenly proportioned than any stone she had ever seen. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z
This may or may not have been truth; but the woman flung her pailful fiercely into the street, and then as fiercely confronted Claire. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z
There was so little water that Terry had to dig a hole, in order to get a pailful for supper and breakfast. The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z
We shoved and dismissed to no avail, then the owner of the shop with a gentle "permitte-moi" threw a pailful of "not-too-clean" water over the crowd, including the artist and myself. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z
The convicts who wished to make themselves thoroughly clean, could for two kopecks buy another pailful, which the proprietor handed to them through a window pierced in the wall for that purpose. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z
When, as often happened, he sent me for a second pailful, no protest or appeal escaped my lips, thanks to my previous training in silent obedience. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z
He went over to the cactus hedge and cut a pailful of cactus apples. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z
‘All the same,’ said Ninnie-Dinnie, ‘I will bring you home a pailful of sunbeams if I can.’ The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z
Laughter goes round in peals, and punch in pailfuls; and the jolly god shakes his sides as he contemplates his happy worshippers. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z
A foreman painter once gave, as a recipe for this purpose, an instruction to add a tablespoonful of “salts of tartar” to three-quarters of a pailful of water. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z
Alkali lands were abundant and water was scarce; indeed, water fit to drink was seldom found, and frequently the travellers had to seek a stagnant pool, containing not more than a pailful of slimy liquid. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z
As soon as it could be prepared, a large pailful of boiled rice was placed before them, and this was finished without any sign of flagging being shown. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z
‘Now is your chance to get that pailful of sunbeams thy foolish old Mammie Trebisken axed ’ee to get,’ said the miner. The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z
Those who practised polypharmacy administered at night a mixture of nitre, camphor, red-lead, and rhubarb, in half a pailful of warm water; and greatly did they boast of the active influence of this beverage. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z
The lads now quickly dipped up pailful after pailful, which they passed to the guide on the bank. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z
It takes all I can save to buy three pailfuls of coal a week for my little stove. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z
The current Republican injunctions — cutting Medicare, reducing taxes on the rich, great pailfuls of anti-Obama bile — tend to draw a pained look. The Caucus: Discontent Turns Tide in Democrat?s Victory Upstate 2011-05-25T14:11:02Z
A few days after Ninnie-Dinnie had brought the pailful of sunbeams, she again asked to go with Tom over the moors, and Tom willingly took her. The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z
A dance, or some joyful tumult of the senses would have brought him further with this commonplace, every-day, honest, and upright woman than three pailfuls of selfish tears. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z
Bud grabbed the first pailful, but instead of offering it to one of the thirsty animals, he deliberately emptied the contents over the head of the boy down in the hole. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z
Besides the hot meat supper, the men were furnished with unlimited drink; cider, rum, and brandy were carried out to them by the pailful. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z
The top sand was washed away during a severe gale, and the heavy substratum, being washed, was found to yield from three to eight ounces to each pailful. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z
Streams newly made from the accumulating water on the heights above flooded their feet to the depths of their shoes, and the rain fell upon them as if by the pailful. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z
This was worked well with water until it was the proper consistency and then pailfuls of the mortar were carried to the cabin. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z
This recess was full of water when the boat was placed in the dock, and the keying had been so close that the liquid—about a pailful—was exposed to the frost. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z
She was like a child endeavouring to pour a great pailful of water into a very little cup. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z
They threw the contents by the pailful inside the buildings. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z
Barbara got a pailful of water from the spring and started peeling potatoes. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z
Then it occurred to them to dig a little trench, line it with stones, and carry the spring water by the folding canvas pailful to fill it. Unexplored!
Two pailfuls of small, raw sweet potatoes were given us for our supper. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document
Would you not like to see Professor Plücker, with his trowsers duly tucked up, washing his feet in a pailful of this very soothing fluid? Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I.
And yet evening after evening I lost more than if I had shaken out gold by the pailful. Pandora's Box A Tragedy in Three Acts
I declare I feel more refreshed by that one root, than if I had drunk a pailful of water. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa
We have the most ghastly thunderstorm every evening; the lightning scarcely ever ceases now; the thunder generally lasts about two hours; the rain comes down in pailfuls. My Diary in Serbia: April 1, 1915-Nov. 1, 1915
To cleanse matting, use four tablespoonfuls of Ivory Soap shavings and a handful of salt to a pailful of warm water. Harper's Round Table, May 21, 1895
He drunk a pailful on the spot and started back with another,—and he got as far as his shack before he collapsed, all curled up in knots quite picturesque. Where the Pavement Ends
He went to the well and hoisted up a pailful of water. Home is Where You Left It
We had scooped out a hole, and to obtain water, dipped the small tin cans in it till we got a pailful, which we gave then to the oxen. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa
An instant more and I was throwing water on the fire from the pailful beside the window ledge. Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls
The Quarterly makes answer, "Chemically speaking, a man is 45 lbs. of carbon and nitrogen diffused through 5½ pailfuls of water." Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)
And he asked the cow for some milk and the cow gave him a whole pailful. Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail The Funny Monkey Boys
We kept on, and bine-by he comes to the door when we wasn't a lookin', and threw a pailful of dirty water on us. The History and Records of the Elephant Club
After this the lady and her two confederates brewed a stoup or pailful of poison in the barn at Drumnyne, which was to be sent to Robert Munro. Witch Stories
Returning with a brimming pailful, and disdaining to acknowledge, even to myself, that my knees were shaking, I set the pail on a chair by the bed-room window. Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls
"When there suddenly came down on us a whole pailful of water." is certainly the handsomest and most gentlemanly cat I ever saw. Letters from a Cat
While still hot it is poured into a pailful of ready-made lime whitewash and well stirred in. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition)
By pouring another pailful of water into the lake the child was successfully drowned. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories
"I'll wake you, whether you like it or not!" said he, throwing the pailful of water over his head. Ditte: Girl Alive!
"But I didn't tell you to fetch pailfuls!" Cudjo's Cave
Have a pailful of warm water, a pitcher to dip it up with, a piece of mild yellow soap, and a pail of cold water. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes
Colonel Moultrie prepared grog by the pailful, which, with a negro as helper, he dipped out to the tired men at the guns. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools
But your sister may exercise her abilities on the pailfuls of strawberries, and raspberries, and sand cherries, and wild plums, that fill the woods in summer. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement
Immediately after churning, pour off all the milk and put in half a pailful of water, more or less according to quantity; agitate the whole with the dasher, and pour off the water. Soil Culture
She fetched water for herself again and again, the pitcher full, a whole pailful. The Son of His Mother
The kettle, which must have held several pailfuls, was nearly empty; and what was left hadn’t a very inviting look certainly. Happy Days for Boys and Girls
“Want a genii to get a pailful into that little bottle, uncle,” said Tom, laughing. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam
A pailful of water is poured into an earthen jar, into which are shaken two pounds of barley-meal, half a pound of salt, and a pound and a half of honey. The Rambles of a Rat
It looks queer to see a hole left in the water wherever a person has scooped up a pailful. Common Science
She was unable to buy the fish anywhere, but, drawing a pailful of water from the river, to her surprise found a pike in it. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel
One man at the clay-bank toiled zealously at the important task of mixing and tempering it, while another came and went with pailfuls that were used up as fast as he could bring them. Two Arrows A Story of Red and White
The minimum quantity needed per day is determined by the number of pailfuls of water which each head actually drinks multiplied by the number of head. Rural Hygiene
Just then the big black raindrops fell upon the window-panes—“A great pailful in every drop,” said Tom. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad
If at first it runs thick and discoloured, draw off a pailful or two, and pour it back again into the mash tub till it runs clear. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
By this time I was cold and stiff, my face scorched by the fire, and my clothes frozen with the water from the pailfuls I had carried. Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There As Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full
Not if you wish to go in from the bathing-house at the casino," Rafael replied; "and it is forbidden by law to take away even one pailful of the water without paying a tax. Rafael in Italy A Geographical Reader
It's too much of a bother to bring all our water by the pailful. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies
She got so scared she dropped her pailful of milk and ran to the house. Dave Porter and the Runaways Last Days at Oak Hall
This water they prepare, by putting a pailful of warm water into a tub, with about two pounds of leaven, such as some bakers use to make their dough rise or ferment. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
Take it from the fire, stir in cold water till it grows thin, then put to each pailful of soap a pint of blown salt—stir it in well. The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner
She began with trembling, but learnt fast enough; and more than one pailful of milk that Miss Fortune strained had been, unknown to her, drawn by Ellen's fingers. The Wide, Wide World
"There's no good way to get in here with a wagon; and, besides, we can't dip up more than two or three pailfuls at a time,—then we must wait for the spring to fill." The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies
We had been in a cold Moderate district, whence there came no half-dozens of eggs, or whole dozens of trout, or pailfuls of razor-fish, and in which hard cabin-biscuit cost us sixpence per pound. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland
The water stands two days, and is then stirred up, and half a pailful of warm water added to it; then being left to settle till it is clear, it is poured off for use. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
There I received a warning of my fall,—a pailful of cold water which recalled me to my usual humility. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1
Somebody at length ran forward with a pailful of water that was set on the tavern piazza, and dashed it over him, and withal the road was still very muddy from the rain. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine
And this is a mere pailful added to an ocean of previous and more important testimony. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800
The evil spirit promptly obeyed; flew to the river, brought a pailful and emptied it, instantly brought a second, instantly a third; and the student, startled, cried out, “that’s enough!” The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages
The hops must be returned into the copper, after having run off four or five pailfuls of the liquor for the first cooling, and then it must be set to work in the following manner. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
After he pulled the brier out, there was a whole pailful of blood, which frightened old Blackey so much that they were obliged to blindfold her. Minnie's Pet Horse
The boys were milking, and I met the Old Squire coming toward the house with two brimming pailfuls. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine
But if they were to have three or four pailfuls of milk every day it was important to know where to keep it. The Peterkin Papers
Cool a pailful; then add three quarts of yeast, which will prepare it for putting to the rest when ready next day; but, if possible, put together the same night. A Poetical Cook-Book
Cool a pailful after it has boiled, add to it two quarts of yeast, which will prepare it for putting to the rest when ready, the same night or the next day. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
The river strait, so limpidly and transparently blue in daytime, that dipping a pailful of it was like dipping a pailful of the sky, scarcely glinted betwixt darkened woods. Heroes of the Middle West The French
The cows upon calving receive, in addition to this allowance of hay, half a pailful of boiled turnips, mixed with a quart of peas or bean-meal. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock
They had been well picked over by the squaws, who sold fruit in town by the pailful, but the children managed to find a few berries, and ate them, enjoying their warm, satiny feel. The Adventures of Bobby Orde
When my friend asked for water, she dipped a pailful from a neighbouring stream, thick with decayed moss and vegetable mould, and handed it to him. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland
In the course of two or three hours, another pailful of warm water is well mixed with the sponge, and it is again covered up for about four hours. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
If you cannot do this as soon as they are received, put them in the cellar or some other cool, shady place, and pour a pailful of water over the wrapping about the roots. Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover
There it skips with pail on pailful— Would thou wert a broom once more! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348
For use, to a pailful of this liquid add a pailful of warm water. Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure
The cement and sand are mixed dry with hoes, the water is added in pailfuls and the whole mixed to a uniform porridge-like consistency. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs
At the end of this time, it is to be kneaded for more than an hour, with three pailfuls of warm water. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
After doing this, and securing a covering for all the roots, apply a pailful or two of water to firm the soil well. Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover
Drink water by pailfuls: it is a universal dissolvent; water liquefies all the salts. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I
If it should thunder as it did before, I know not where to hide my head: yond same cloud cannot choose but fall by pailfuls.—What have we here? a man or a fish? Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8
Any inclination to crawl down the slope when exposed to the sun was readily stopped by throwing on a pailful of cold water. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs
He has made a great reformation in his habits; given up wine, which he used to swallow by pailfuls,—and renewed his youth like the eagles. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10)
"Never mind," said the little woman, "you shall not starve to death," and she placed by his side some nice pieces of whale meat and black skin, with a pailful of clear cold water. Short Sketches from Oldest America
I might have got over myself, but could not manage the pailful, also. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson
Even the waiters of these establishments sometimes amused themselves by pouring pailfuls of foul water upon the aggrieved passer-by. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I
Then he flew off into the village, and brought back a little pailful of water for the fox. More Russian Picture Tales
She might be ashamed of herself,—that woman; she laughs all her poor sides can, at every pailful Roger pours out.—Eh! The Settlers at Home
If it should thunder as it did before, I know not where to hide my head: yond same cloud cannot choose but fall by pailfuls. The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]
Buster is so fond of berries that from the very second that his greedy little eyes saw that pailful, he forgot everything but the feast that was waiting for him right under his very nose. The Adventures of Buster Bear
But the new cow did not stop, and a moment later she stepped into a pailful of milk, and tipped it over. From Farm to Fortune or Nat Nason's Strange Experience
According to the Annual Register, 1859-14, the fishes themselves had fallen by pailfuls. The Book of the Damned
Old bruin's keeper first gave him a drink of water, then poured a pailful over him, which he seemed to enjoy very much, as the day was a warm one. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside
Clay and Nugget caught a pailful of minnows and departed for the point of rocks, for this was the time of day when the bass would probably bite best. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters
Something cool to drink is the first thing asked for after the long, dusty drive; and pailfuls of tamarinds and water, 'a beautiful drink,' the men used to say, disappeared rapidly among them. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience
If a person be struck with lightning, throw pailfuls of cold water on the head and body, and apply mustard poultices on the stomach, with friction of the whole body, and inflation of the lungs. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School
Seeing this, Mr Kennedy violently discharged a pailful of water at the spot, strode rapidly to his own apartment, and locked himself in. The Young Fur Traders
She had brought with her a pailful of blueberries which she evidently wished to barter for a remnant of the prints. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes
Jim, put the pail of water into the kettle, and send the islander here for another pailful, for grog.” The Little Savage
You can imagine the effort made to supply two barrels of coffee with only three camp-kettles, two iron boilers holding two pailfuls, one small iron tea-kettle and one sauce-pan, to make it in. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience
To make soft-soap, take the proportion of one pailful of ley to three pounds of fat. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School
They beats up pailfuls of oatmeal in a copper, and ladles it out. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel
Water was hawked round the streets at so much a pailful, though a few wells were open to use on payment, such as that at the White Lion, and especially the Hoops. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King
Half a pailful poured down by Max came full upon the speaker’s head, and he turned and headed the stampede, amidst the roars of laughter of the defenders. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai
Ching led the way to a pile of tangled wreck-wood, and took out a jar covered with bamboo basket-work, and having a cross handle—a vessel that would probably hold about half a pailful. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser
Woollen yarn, should be washed in very hot water, putting in a teacupful of ley, and no soap, to half a pailful of water. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School
“Here, I’ll get some water,” he said; and he went and dipped a pailful. Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden
The next year I got from them a pailful. By Canoe and Dog-Train
Come, are you, too, like these Spanish gentles, down in the mouth for a puff of wind and a pailful or two of salt water over the deck? Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess
Do not fully open the faucet at first, because the first pailful is generally not quite clear, and should run slowly. The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines
While putting in the ashes and lime, pour on boiling water, using three or four pailfuls. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School
The women carried it away by the pailful. Rabbi and Priest A Story
"I reckon this will wake him up," chuckled Hippy as he dashed the pailful of water that Washington brought, full into the face of the unconscious "constable." Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers
Even as they watched the water got lower and lower, until there was hardly a pailful left in the rock basin. Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's
This may be repeated several times, as long as the wine runs clear; and even the somewhat cloudy wine may be put with the first pailful into a separate cask. The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines
To make cold Soft-Soap, melt thirty pounds of grease, put it in a barrel, add four pailfuls of strong ley, and stir it up thoroughly. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School
You see that little hollow in the ledge just the other side of the fire: that will hold several pailfuls, probably. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.'
"We'll dig a hole first off right in th' center of th' hole plumb down to bed-rock," declared Ham, as he passed out the last pailful of water. The Cave of Gold A Tale of California in '49
Surely enough, there was hardly a pailful of water in the bottom of the spring. Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's
I am not altogether to the emerald by a pailful! The Statesmen Snowbound
Add one pailful of cold water, stirring it a great deal, every day, till the barrel be full, and then it is done. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School
We got her to go on finally, and at the next well we boiled a pailful of water and made some tea. More Tish
Dense smoke was pouring from the Gull, and Frank, dipping up a pailful of water, dashed it into the cockpit. Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island
He would infallibly be baked alive but for the pailfuls of water with which he soon begins to cool his heated skin. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers
But the Terror's suavity prevented a complete break; and in the end they struck a bargain that he should have as much skim-milk as he required at threepence halfpenny the pailful. The Terrible Twins
Four or five pounds of salt are likewise put into the tub, and a pailful of hot-water. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy
Behind every article of furniture near the outer wall the ice would form, and we used to chop it out from under our bunks by the pailful. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club
"Yes, the woodwork is on fire, but a little water will douse that," cried Frank, as he caught up another pailful. Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island
The rain came down in pailfuls, and soon all the boys were singing "Throw out the life line, some one is sinking today." Into the Jaws of Death
The waters of the sea are blue, but not in the pailful. The Last Harvest
Yesterday Olga carried home a whole pailful of mushrooms, for an Indian summer seems to have brought on a second crop of them. The Prairie Wife
It will weep, when it has got the length of tears, by the pailful; it will clench its fists, distort its face into a hideous expression of anguish, and scream itself into convulsions. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 438 Volume 17, New Series, May 22, 1852
She began with trembling, but learnt fast enough; and more than one pailful of milk that Miss Fortune strained, had been, unknown to her, drawn by Ellen's fingers. The Wide, Wide World
Now he returned with a pailful and a sponge, and commenced to bathe the fallen one's face. The Mystery at Putnam Hall The School Chums' Strange Discovery
Then shake the bottle up and down in a pailful of warm soap-suds, occasionally rubbing the soiled places with a soft sponge. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society
Others run on in piteous condition, Black desperation painted in their faces, While the full flood descends in very pailfuls Streaming upon them. My Life as an Author
Mr. Errol distinguished himself above his brethren by bringing up water from the lake and by carrying pailfuls of dishes down to it, for which he received great commendation. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life
Every day great pailfuls of the shining black beads were sent over to Rosehaven, and every night he dropped a few more nickels into the stocking foot hidden under his pillow. Ole Mammy's Torment
Add one quarter of this to a half pailful of warm water. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada
After being satisfied that the animal is in its hole, proceed to pour in pailful after pailful of water at the entrance. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making
Soon a Flemish woman brought him two pailfuls, which Fox had carried to the house, and after half an hour's labor the fire was extinguished. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915
Very well; we'll call that right; that would be a little over a pailful—say a pailful and a half. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated
Bill and I went over to Lumberville in search of a couple of cider barrels and a pailful of charcoal. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island
For the glass use warm water, to which add a tablespoonful of kerosene to each pailful of water used. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada
You dipped out a pailful an put some of it over you an the rest over your close. "Same old Bill, eh Mable!"
It may be the smallest possible quantity,—an ordinary dose of bitters; or a pailful, which would perhaps meet the "madness" of Hamlet's daring. Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851
"And look what she calls a pailful of water!" added the mother, with a second blow. Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales
The rumour that the hippopotamus demanded a pailful of jam with its mangel-wurzels, in the belief that they were some kind of homoeopathic pill, appears to have been baseless. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 9, 1917
"Oh, yes," promised the man, "you may have a bushel and a pint every day, besides a pailful of pink lemonade." Uncle Wiggily's Travels
"Oh well, I found the mushrooms, coming home, and they were worth a pailful of ormers." Pearl of Pearl Island
At eleven o'clock, cakes and pailfuls of tea were served round. Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I)
The Zephyrs applied all their strength to the oars, and the boat darted up the rapids with no other detriment than taking in two or three pailfuls of water. All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake A Sequel to "The Boat Club"
There's five goes from here together, an' a pailful for each—bread an' coffee mostly, an' a bit o' bacon for some. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880
Soldiers, in sacking a town, find out hastily-buried treasures by throwing a pailful of water over any suspected spot: if the ground sinks, it has surely been recently disturbed. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries
However, the high india-rubber breeks have kept the water out, except about a pailful, which gradually illustrates the equilibrium of fluids in the soles of one's stockings. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, April 2, 1892
I have frequently caught a pailful of these delicious trout in the space of two or three hours. Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I)
Put the clothes in soak the night before you wash, and to every pailful of water in which you boil them add a pound of soap. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
Dirty water was thrown by pailfuls over the women at Norwalk. Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink
One pint of coarse salt, and one pint of unslacked lime, to a pailful of water. The American Frugal Housewife
Probably there were few domestic fowls in the market then; moreover, even our drinking water was peddled about the streets and sold to us by the huge pailful. In the Footprints of the Padres
Getting back into the canoe was a ticklish operation, but was accomplished without disaster, although a pailful or two of water was taken aboard. Dick in the Everglades
To purify greasy sinks and pipes, pour down a pailful of boiling water in which three or four pounds of washing soda have been dissolved. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
While mine is being used up by ounces, I wish pailfuls might be poured into it. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I
Three pounds of grease should be put into a pailful of lye. The American Frugal Housewife
"No wonder you want a pailful of potatoes!" said Jock. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
We found a good hiding-place before daylight, and then went back to a potato-field we had passed, and put about a pailful in our sacks before settling down for the day in the wood. Three Times and Out
For calicoes that fade, put a teaspoonful of sugar of lead into a pailful of water and soak the garment fifteen minutes before washing. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
They would come to our rooms with masks on, and frighten us dreadfully; and sometimes squirt water through our keyholes, or throw a whole pailful on to one of us from the upper windows.—Harvardiana, A Collection of College Words and Customs
A handful of hops, to a pailful of water, and a half-pint of molasses, makes good hop beer. The American Frugal Housewife
Tom departed, but barely two minutes had elapsed when he was back with two pailfuls of water as clear as crystal. The High School Boys' Training Hike
We have taken a pailful of black bull's blood from him; and this has lowered him a little. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9
Pour two pailfuls of boiling water upon twenty pounds of potash and let it stand two hours. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
I'd love to hand 'em out a pailful now and then from our well, and would if I had the chance—how they would enjoy it. Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition
A pailful of lye, with a piece of copperas half as big as a hen's egg boiled in it, will color a fine nankin color, which will never wash out. The American Frugal Housewife
For washing the negative pailful after pailful had to be carried sometimes from a very long distance, and the film exposed for hours to the carelessness or curiosity of the natives. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China
"Looks as if you had a garden somewhere," he responded, eyeing with favour the pailful of red raspberries Sally held up. Strawberry Acres
You could take these men and soak their heads overnight in a pailful of ideas, and they wouldn't absorb anything but the few loose cuss-words that you'd mixed in for flavoring. Old Gorgon Graham More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son
But he couldn't see the gold coming out under his hands in pailfuls and feel that none of it belonged to him. John Caldigate
Most people scald the ginger in half a pail of water, and then fill it up with a pailful of cold; but in very hot weather some people stir it up cold. The American Frugal Housewife
How she dashes pailful and pailful into every corner, till the whole earth is as clean as a new floor! A Kentucky Cardinal
A hurried examination disclosed that there was not quite two pailfuls in the house. Cowmen and Rustlers A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges
Number one nag with a pailful of water, swigging away like a Glasgow baillie at a bowl of punch. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada
These were hardly 'pailfuls'; but gold is an article which adds fervour to the imagination and almost creates a power for romance. John Caldigate
Boil the ingredients two or three hours, pour in a half-pint of molasses to a pailful, while the beer is scalding hot. The American Frugal Housewife
Another—a gentleman—told me vegetarianism was 'no good for him, at any rate, for one week he swallowed "pailfuls of swill," and never felt satisfied!' Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century.
The placenta weighed 4 pounds, and there was an ordinary pailful of liquor amnii. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
"We can open all the faucets, besides dipping out pailfuls," said Harry. The Bobbsey Twins in the Country
As he could not lift the whole pailful of water at once he fetched a milk jug and ladled quarts of water into the pail by degrees. The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter
I was carrying out my first pailful when Doctor Barnes came down the path and took the pail out of my hand. Where There's a Will
When Emil reached the lower corner by the hedge, Marie was sitting under her white mulberry tree, the pailful of cherries beside her, looking off at the gentle, tireless swelling of the wheat. O Pioneers!
Mackenzie also mentions an infant of three who had polydipsia from birth and drank daily nearly two pailfuls of water. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Each pailful was poured into tall cans that stood in a large spring-waggon which had been brought upon the scene; and when they were milked, the cows trailed away. Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Father said there was a chance to save it, and we dipped out a pailful of nice clear honey, except that it was tinged, somewhat, in color and made a little bitter by the fire. The Bark Covered House
A clever hand whips out the bung, draws a pailful, and reinserts the bung till another pailful is wanted, which will be very soon. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places
"Well, then, pick up that pail and draw a pailful of water." In the Midst of Alarms
She drank four pailfuls a day, the price being 12 sous; water in the community was scarce and had to be bought. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
In the evening, while we were still in his hut, he made a sign to his favourite wife; who in consequence of that threw a pailful of water on the fire, and extinguished it. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing
A pailful of dirty snow would be brought in, full of straws, sticks, and other refuse, which had apparently been scraped from the surface of the street after a frosty night. What Katy Did Next
And, lest the island should be bodily carried away by man, there is a penalty for removing even a pailful of sand from the beach. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
Warten came down from the loft with half a pailful of bran. The Path of Life
"Snow, snow; hand me up pailfuls of snow!" Life in the Backwoods
The fire had made some progress on the floor, but had been seasonably extinguished by pailfuls of water thrown upon it. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
The ocean is ours, but only the little pailful that we carry away home to our own houses is of use to us. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII
They were here in Easter week and ate half a pailful of cucumbers.... Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series
Getting a bucket with a rope tied to the handle, he dipped it into the river, and poured half-a-dozen pailfuls over Cyril's head. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire
When we carried a large pailful of it out of the woods, it seemed still more like ore. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
But it didn't seem to do any good, only to sizzle and siss, for just as soon as a pailful of water was dashed on, out they popped again, as bright as ever. The Adventures of Joel Pepper
The following, and most compounds, vary the last word; as, pailfuls, gentle_men_. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition
The water was slightly sulphureous, and the pailfuls which he dashed over my head were so hot that they produced the effect of a chill--a violent nervous shudder. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain
In order that the oil may cool rapidly, and not become dark in color, two pailfuls of cold oil, freed from water, are poured into it, and the fire quickly removed to a distance. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes
Give me another refresher, says Buzfuz, and I'll shed another pailful of tears for you, and blacken both the defendant's eyes for him. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough
Drink water by pailfuls; it is a universal dissolvent; water liquefies all the salts. International Short Stories: French
I'm going to give him a pailful of water. A Romance of the Republic
INGREDIENTS.—2 pailfuls of spinach, 2 heaped tablespoonfuls of salt, 1 oz. of butter, pepper to taste. The Book of Household Management
The cook had brought his caldron of boiling water to the bulwarks, and threw pailful after pailful down into the boat, while the carpenter bailed over boiling pitch with the great ladle. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic
Word went forth to the edge of the crowd that the little girl needed water to revive her, and half a dozen boys raced to the nearest house for a tin pailful. Old Caravan Days
He was around gathering in culture and twelve-sided fish in the Pacific, and had a pailful of island dialects and sentiments that were milky and innocent. The Belted Seas
In one they got more than a pailful of rich honeycomb, and others yielded some more, some less; this afforded them a delicious addition to their boiled rice and dried acid fruits. Lost in the Backwoods
INGREDIENTS.—2 pailfuls of spinach, 2 tablespoonfuls of salt, 2 oz. of butter, 1 teaspoonful of flour, 8 tablespoonfuls of good gravy; when liked, a very little grated nutmeg. The Book of Household Management
Jemina had no money, but she had paid her way in whiskey, bringing a pailful to school every morning and leaving it on Miss Lafarge's desk. Tales of the Jazz Age
Meanwhile, darling Nutty, will you get some clothes on and go round to the Smiths and ask them to lend us a pailful?' Uneasy Money
We would usually begin about three or four o'clock, and by five have the one hundred and fifty pailfuls of sap in the hogsheads. Our Friend John Burroughs
Seeing this, Mr. Kennedy violently discharged a pailful of water at the spot, strode rapidly to his own apartment, and locked himself in. The Young Fur Traders
INGREDIENTS.—2 pailfuls of spinach, 2 tablespoonfuls of salt, 2 oz. of butter, 8 tablespoonfuls of cream, 1 small teaspoonful of pounded sugar, a very little grated nutmeg. The Book of Household Management
I noticed, not long since, that some wood-choppers on the west slope of the Coast Range felled a tree that had several pailfuls in it. Locusts and Wild Honey
To one pailful of wood-ashes, add one quart each of white hellebore and flowers of sulphur; mix thoroughly; apply by sifting on the bushes while the dew is on them. Success with Small Fruits
The syruping-off usually took place at the end of the second day's boiling, when two or three hundred pailfuls of sap had been reduced to four or five of syrup. Our Friend John Burroughs
The simplest way is to take a pailful of lye, to which put a piece of copperas half as big as a hen's egg; boil in a copper or tin kettle. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets
She brought a pailful of wine and placed it on the table near me, and left a glass standing beside it. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal
Sometimes the day is warm, and you can bring a pailful of cool water for some tired traveler. Friends and Helpers
An Irishman who lived at Markdale had a little pig," she said, "and he gave it a pailful of mush. The Story Girl
When seized, his belly was distended and hard; in prison he drank one evening a whole pailful of water, and from that moment refused to eat or drink. The Book of Were-Wolves
By the middle of April most of our money was gone, but every room in the house was let and we had applications coming by the pailful. Cape Cod Stories
This cloth has been used in southern California for several years without mildewing, and it will hold water by the pailful. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered
Summoning the steward again to take away this fluid, and bring him another pailful of fresh water, Lermontoff endeavored to extract some information from the deferential young man. A Rock in the Baltic
The pig at the whole pailful, and then the Irishman put the pig IN the pail, and it didn't fill more than half the pail. The Story Girl
He stood a pailful, and we drank it, but the blood went on flowing. The Cossacks
A pailful of snow, plunging down my chimney, sends the chills up my spine as if it were the very devil himself, and the steam of it surges out and upward and hides the skull. Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest mounted Police
Now and then he would send a pailful to a publisher, and of course it would always come back. Tales of Men and Ghosts
She picked up the last pailful as she spoke, and retired into her own house, leaving the Watson family to do the same. Sowing Seeds in Danny
Bill brought the next pailful in and threw it at the kitchen door, splitting one of the panels from top to bottom, and then they threw about half a dozen more pailfuls over the dresser. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
One day in the chargers' stables the hound ran out of a loose box with a rush to get at Rake, and upset a pailful of warm mash. Under Two Flags
I noticed not long since, that some wood-choppers on the west slope of the Coast Range felled a tree that had several pailfuls in it. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers
Island home again, by the pailful; and she had a thick shawl but no umbrella. Hard Cash
But if they were to have three or four pailfuls of milk every day, it was important to know where to keep it. The Peterkin papers
When they had finished their breakfast Mr. Clifford remarked that they had no more drinking water left, and Benita said that she would go to fetch a pailful from the well in the cave. Benita, an African romance
We passed by canals seeming so full that a pailful of water more would overflow the place. Roundabout Papers
Well said, my hearty Captain!" cried Glossin, endeavouring to catch the tone of revelry—   "Gin by pailfuls, wine in rivers,   Dash the window-glass to shivers! Guy Mannering
The minute I've taken you home, I'll pour a couple of pailfuls of water over my head in the gutter here, and then I shall be all right.... Crime and Punishment
She went to the house, thankful for the respite, and got some clap-bread, which she mashed up in a pailful of lukewarm water. Half a Life-Time Ago
Had to go back again for another pailful. From Sand Hill to Pine
The bath consisted of the performer's standing still while his companion emptied several buckets of cold water over him, following it with a liberal smearing of soap and then some more pailfuls of water. The Circus Boys in Dixie Land : or, Winning the Plaudits of the Sunny South
The heavy rain, driven before the tempestuous wind, poured down in pailfuls and, dripping from Vassili's thick cloak, formed a series of pools on the apron. Boyhood
He was begrimed and blackened from head to foot, and carried a pailful of coals and wood. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald
She went to the cupboard to get a jug: she could not carry a pailful. Sir Gibbie
A window was suddenly opened, and a pailful of slops splashed down upon the door-step. Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners)
Rain is descending in pailfuls, and it is such a soaking kind of rain that—that you might catch cold from it, my darling, and the chill might go to your heart. Poor Folk
When the kine had given a pailful, And the sheep came bleating home, Poll, who knew it would be healthful, Went a-walking out with Tom. Catherine: a Story
If she were Marie, should they meet again, she would greet him with a pailful of dirty water in the face, as she herself meant to do if she got the chance. Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain
But when we delivered the water Jed had only one pailful The Jacket (Star-Rover)
The head disappeared with a bang, and a heavy splash and patter of drops swept past the closed door as if a pailful of melted lead had been flung against the house. Typhoon
To each pailful of water add two pints of fresh slaked lime and one pint of common salt; mix well. Recipes Tried and True
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