/ ˈpʌnɪt; NAmE / noun
( BrE ) a small box or basket that soft fruit is often sold in
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: perhaps a diminutive of dialect pun a pound .
/ ˈpʌnɪt; NAmE / noun
( BrE ) a small box or basket that soft fruit is often sold in
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: perhaps a diminutive of dialect pun a pound .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005