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bucket

Meaning of “bucket”

A vessel for drawing or carrying liquid.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 40:15

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The KJV occurrence

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Isaiah 40:15
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 40:15 · retained source text

Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, hee taketh vp the yles as a very litle thing.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A vessel or pail used at sea to draw water up at the side of a ship, for washing the decks, etc.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 319