pails is a form of:

Pail



noun
1.
(a bucket the amount a pail will hold) ផើង (សម្រាប់ដាក់ទឹក) water pail ធុង (មានដៃសម្រាប់យួរ) lunch pail ប្រអប់ដាក់ម្ហូប
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover.