Bucket 352453 223413296 2008-07-03T23:38:52Z 91.178.22.134 {{Otheruses1|the physical container}} [[Image:Man carrying two buckets.JPG|right|300px]] {{unref|article|date=June 2007}} {{wiktionary|bucket}} {{commonscat|Buckets}} A '''bucket''', also called a ''pail'', is a watertight, vertical [[cylinder]] or [[Truncation (geometry)|truncated]] [[Cone (geometry)|cone]], with an open top and a flat bottom, usually attached to a semicircular carrying [[handle (grip)|handle]] called the ''bail''. Buckets have been used since very ancient times, mainly for transporting water from a [[fountain]] or [[water well|well]] into permanent [[reservoir (water)|reservoirs]] such as water holes and barrels. Buckets can also be used to carry paint, sand, foodstuffs and many other substances. Buckets can also be used on farms, to give feed to animals such as horses or cows, or to collect things such as apples or pears. The United States [[Consumer Product Safety Commission]] warns that infants and toddlers can drown in 5-gallon buckets.[http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5006.pdf] The Scottish cartoon character [[Oor Wullie]] can be seen sitting on an upturned bucket at the beginning and end of each comic strip. . <gallery> Image:wooden_bucket.jpg|A wooden bucket as made by a white cooper in 1850 from the film How Things are Made: A Wooden Bucket, 2005 http://vinestreetworks.com Image:Heinrich Zille Wasserträgerin.jpg|A young lady carrying a bucket. By the German artist [[Heinrich Zille]]. Image:Janitor's bucket with mop.jpg|A janitor's bucket with a [[mop]] and [[wringer]]. Image:Excavator bucket.JPG|An [[excavator bucket]]. Image:AFlex-Monsoon-Bucket.jpg|An [[Helicopter bucket]]. </gallery> [[Category:Containers]] [[ca:Galleda]] [[cs:Vědro]] [[pdc:Eemer]] [[de:Eimer (Behälter)]] [[es:Cubo (recipiente)]] [[eo:Sitelo]] [[fr:Seau]] [[gd:Peile]] [[hi:बाल्टी]] [[id:Ember]] [[it:Secchio]] [[lb:Eemer]] [[nl:Emmer]] [[ja:バケツ]] [[no:Bøtte]] [[pl:Wiadro]] [[pt:Balde]] [[ro:Găleată]] [[ru:Ведро (ёмкость)]] [[simple:Bucket]] [[fi:Ämpäri]] [[sv:Hink]] [[tg:Сатил]] [[fiu-vro:Pang]] [[vls:Seule]] [[bat-smg:Viedras]]