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bucket

/ˈbʌkət/BUH-kuht
/ˈbʌkət/BUH-kuht

Meaningpitcher or jug

Common meaning: open container with a handle

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbuc‘pitcher or jug’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishboketsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftspitcher or jug → open container with a handlebucket‘open container with a handle’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English buc ‘pitcher or jug’.

Roots

  • buc Old English “pitcher or jug”

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