Dinner Pail (Noun)
Meaning
A pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The construction worker grabbed his dinner pail and headed out to the site for another long day of labor.
- Her father used to take his dinner pail with him every morning when he went to work at the factory.
- In the old days, many men carried a dinner pail to work filled with leftovers from last night's supper.
- The lunchroom was closed due to renovations, so employees had to bring their meals in a dinner pail from home.
- He carefully packed his dinner pail with a sandwich, fruit, and cookies for a quick and easy meal on the job.