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ashcan - metal can for trash
ashtray - small receptacle for tobacco ashes, cigarette and cigar butts
barrel - bulging cylindrical vessel made of staves held together with hoops and having flat parallel ends the same size
billycan - metal or enamel container with one open end, used for outdoor cooking or to carry food
breaker - small water container in lifeboat
bucket - pail
butt - large cask for wine, beer, or water
caddy - small box, can, or chest, used to store frequently used items
cage - enclosure with wire or bars, used to confine people or animals
can - cylindrical receptacle, usu. of metal, open at one end or closed off to seal in contents
canister - cylindrical metal receptacle with removable, close-fitting top
cannikin - wooden bucket; small can
cask - barrel-shaped container for liquids
catchall - container for miscellaneous articles
cistern - large, underground reservoir for storing rainwater or other liquid
coal scuttle - deep metal bucket with handle and lip, used to hold coal; hod
coaster - small dish or mat placed under glass to protect furniture
container - anything that holds other objects within itself
crock - thick earthenware pot or jar
crucible - vessel made of metal or refractory material, used to melt substances at high heat
dinner pail - enclosed pail, carried by worker, that contains food
drum - large, cylindrical receptacle, usu. for liquids
Dumpster - Trademark. very large, metal trash container, usu. emptied directly into dump truck
dustbin - Chiefly Brit. garbage can
firkin - small, lidded, wood or metal cask
gallipot - small ceramic vessel with small mouth, used by pharmacists for medicine
garbage can - usu. metal container in variety of sizes, used to hold trash
harness cask - tub on ship, used to soak and store salt meat prior to use
hod - trough with pole handle, carried on shoulders for mortar or bricks; coal scuttle
hogshead - large barrel or cask holding 63 to 140 gallons (238 to 530 l)
hopper - funnel-shaped receptacle with opening at bottom, used for temporary storage and delivery of material; tank for liquids with mechanism that allows release of contents through pipe
jemcan - container for liquids holding 5 gallons (18.9 l)
keg - small cask or barrel holding 30 gallons (113.6 l) or less; rundlet
kibble - iron bucket used in mines to hoist ore
kilderkin - cask equal in size to half a barrel
magazine - room or storage place for supplies, esp. ammunition
mess kit - portable container used to cook and hold food, usu. by soldiers
milk pail - receptacle into which cow’s milk falls during milking
mortar - small, bowllike porcelain vessel used to pound substances with pestle
mortarboard - three-foot square board that holds mortar
oilcan - can with long, slim spout, used to oil machinery
pail - cylindrical vessel, usu. with handle, used to carry liquids or solids; bucket
palette - thin oval or oblong board on which artist saves and mixes pigments
piggin - wooden, pail-shaped vessel with one stave reaching above rim as handle
pipe - cask, esp. for wine, holding two hogsheads, or 126 gallons (476 l)
pipkin - small earthenware pot with horizontal handle
pitcher - container that holds and dispenses liquids, made of glass, earthenware, or plastic, with wide mouth having lip on one side and handle on other
plate - shallow, usu. round vessel of earthenware, glass, plastic, or metal that holds food
powder horn - container for gunpowder made from horn of ox or cow
puncheon - large cask in variety of sizes, usu. 80 gallons (304 l)
receptacle - any open storage container
rundlet - keg
salver - tray used to serve food or drinks
saucer - small plate, esp. with indentation at center for holding cup
slop pail - bucket used for toilet or household wastes
tank - large enclosed container, often cylindrical, used for storing or carrying gas or liquid
tin can - can made of tin
trash can - large metal container, esp. for dry refuse
tray - flat receptacle with low rim, used to carry, hold, or exhibit objects
trencher - wood tray used to serve food
tub - wide, low receptacle with flat bottom
tun - large cask that holds wine or beer
vat - large tub or barrel, usu. for liquids
waiter - tray on which tea service is carried
wastepaper basket - small trash can, used for discarded papers
watering can - metal can with long spout and narrow mouth, used to water plants by hand