punnet

Etymology
. First appears in the 1820s. Perhaps a diminutive of pun, a dialect variant of pound, the weight + -et. The suggestion that it is an eponym of Reginald Crundall Punnett (1875–1967), geneticist and grower of strawberries, is not chronologically possible. The suggestion it was an ancestor of his lacks evidence.

Noun

 * 1)  A small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries.
 * 2) * 1904, Arthur George Liddon Rogers, The Business Side of Agriculture, 2010, Forgotten Books, |%22punnets%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bTDxT_qhDqmsiAf79I36DA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22punnet%22|%22punnets%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 85:
 * Thus, according to the same Year-Book, a sea-kale punnet measures 8 in. in diameter at the top and 7½ in. at the bottom, being 2 in. deep, while a radish punnet is 8 in. in diameter and 1 in. deep, if to hold six “hands,” or 9 in. by 1 in. for twelve “hands.” A mushroom punnet is 7 in. by 1 in., while a salading punnet is 5 in. by 2 in.
 * 1) * 1933, South Australian Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Journal of Agriculture, South Australia, Volume 36, |%22punnets%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22punnet%22|%22punnets%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bTDxT_qhDqmsiAf79I36DA&redir_esc=y page 1292:
 * Most of the fruit for market is picked and sold in punnets, but for jam making buckets are used, similar to the raspberry bucket.
 * 1) * 1982, New Zealand Department of Agriculture, New Zealand journal of agriculture, |%22punnets%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22punnet%22|%22punnets%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bTDxT_qhDqmsiAf79I36DA&redir_esc=y page 13:
 * Early this season, Ross Lill got together with a plastics firm to produce a flat tray to replace the commonly used punnet.
 * Early this season, Ross Lill got together with a plastics firm to produce a flat tray to replace the commonly used punnet.

Synonyms

 * , pottle

Translations

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