A small bucket or container, often used in mining or agricultural contexts for carrying materials.
Diminutive form of 'back-bucket' or diminutive from Middle English 'bucket' with prefix. Regional and archaic usage from British dialects.
This word is so obscure that even most dictionaries don't include it—it survives mainly in regional British and mining terminology where tiny buckets were essential tools!
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