punnet

1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries.Examples: "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."; "Another type of splint basket, called a punnet, was used in the strawberry trade of New York City between 1815 and 1850.[…]Punnets and pottles found little favor except in the vicinity of Boston and New York and were soon discarded for more convenient and less expensive packages."; "Most of the fruit for market is picked and sold in punnets, but for jam making buckets are used, similar to the raspberry bucket."Synonyms: chip, pottleCommonwealthIrelandUK