Bück'et, n.

[Prov. Eng. bouke, pail, A-S. buc, bucket, pitcher. Cf. Fr. baquet, tub, bucket, from bac, bak. See BAC, BACK, n.] 1. A vessel for drawing up water, as from a well, or for carrying water or other liquids. The toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells. Cowper. The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket, The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well. Woodworth.

2. (Mach.) One of the cavities on the rim of a water-wheel, into which the water rushes, causing it to revolve.
3. The float of a paddle-wheel.

Fire-bucket, a bucket for carrying water to extinguish fires.