plural bailers
: a device used to bail out a boat
The canoe was badly cracked, and she could not make it water-tight; but a calabash made from a coconut she stored on board for a bailer.—
Jack London
Jack Londonvariant spelling of bailor
: a person who delivers personal property to another in trust
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“Bailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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