punnet

[ puhn-it ]

/ ˈpʌn ɪt /

noun British, Australian.

a small container or basket for strawberries or other fruit.

Origin of punnet

First recorded in 1815–25; origin obscure

Words nearby punnet

punkie, punkin, punk rock, punky, punner, punnet, punny, punster, punt, Punta Arenas, Puntarenas

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Example sentences from the Web for punnet

Incidentally he alluded quite familiarly to men with military titles, and once even to someone with a title, a Lady Punnet.
Kipps|H. G. Wells
Prime fruit ought to be scarce and dear, picked careful, and kept in the punnet.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101, July 25, 1891|Various
Forty or fifty years ago a punnet or two of the attractive vivid scarlet fruit might be seen in season at Covent Garden Market.
The Khedive's Country|George Manville Fenn
Your gardener said to me this morning: 'I'll pick a "punnet" of strawberries to-day.'
His Lordship's Leopard|David Dwight Wells

British Dictionary definitions for punnet

punnet

/ (ˈpʌnɪt) /

noun

mainly British a small basket for fruit, such as strawberries

Word Origin for punnet

C19: perhaps diminutive of dialect pun pound ²

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单词	punnet
释义	punnet [ puhn-it ] / ˈpʌn ɪt / noun British, Australian. a small container or basket for strawberries or other fruit. Origin of punnet First recorded in 1815–25; origin obscure Words nearby punnet punkie, punkin, punk rock, punky, punner, punnet, punny, punster, punt, Punta Arenas, Puntarenas Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for punnet Incidentally he alluded quite familiarly to men with military titles, and once even to someone with a title, a Lady Punnet. Kipps\|H. G. Wells Prime fruit ought to be scarce and dear, picked careful, and kept in the punnet. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101, July 25, 1891\|Various Forty or fifty years ago a punnet or two of the attractive vivid scarlet fruit might be seen in season at Covent Garden Market. The Khedive's Country\|George Manville Fenn Your gardener said to me this morning: 'I'll pick a "punnet" of strawberries to-day.' His Lordship's Leopard\|David Dwight Wells British Dictionary definitions for punnet punnet / (ˈpʌnɪt) / noun mainly British a small basket for fruit, such as strawberries Word Origin for punnet C19: perhaps diminutive of dialect pun pound ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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