Phrase guide
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noun
A lunchbox (food container) shaped more or less like a bucket with a handle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: lunch bucket
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Someone doing work that needs to be done in an unpretentious, down-to-earth manner; (originally) a blue-collar worker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, figuratively
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From lunch + pail.
