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punnets

punnets is the plural of punnet.

Meaning of punnet

Noun

punnet (plural punnets)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries.
    • 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....1904, Arthur George Liddon Rogers, The Business Side of Agriculture, 2010, Forgotten Books, page 85
    Synonyms:
    chip, pottle

Questions about punnets

What is punnets the plural of?
Punnets is the plural of punnet.

Words near punnets in the dictionary

  1. punned
  2. punner
  3. punners
  4. punnery
  5. punnet
  6. punnets
  7. Punnett
  8. Punnett square
  9. Punnett squares
  10. punnier
  11. punnies

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