Pail

=

Pale (in colour) / Pail (bucket)

In the black country we say:

Pail

This translates to:

Pale (in colour) / Pail (bucket)

Example Sentence

Yow look a bit pail, are yow alright? / Fetch a pail o' water.

Description

In Black Country dialect, 'pail' can be the pronunciation for 'pale' (light in colour). It also refers to a bucket, as in standard English.

Random Black Country Slang!

Chimdy or chimly or chimbly, Cutherin’, Pie-can, Bost, Ode, Nuss, Tack up, Miskin, Joobus, Scrumpin, Cog-nogger, Kaylied, Croddle, Lughole, Unitick, Cag-mag, Swilker, Cantin, Wum, Skraze, Sup, Dahb, Taters, Tittle, Welly, Yoewer, Flen, Bobhowler, Reasty, Spuggies,