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Dinner Pail

Noun: A container, typically made of metal or wood, used for carrying meals to be eaten during the midday or evening meal.

Example sentence: I always bring my lunch in a sturdy dinner pail to work.

Noun: A lunchbox.

Example sentence: She decorated her daughter's dinner pail with stickers of her favorite cartoon characters.

Noun: (historical) A small, cylindrical metal container used by individuals for carrying food, especially by industrial workers in the past.

Example sentence: In the early 20th century, many workers carried their meals in a tin dinner pail.