catchbasket

noun
UK /ˈkætʃˌbɑːskɪt/
US /ˈkætʃˌbæskɪt/

A catchbasket is a basket you use to catch and hold things.

He threw the ball, and she caught it in the catchbasket.

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2. A basket placed under a machine to collect falling items.

The catchbasket under the press collected the finished parts.

3. A small basket used in games to catch a ball.

Each player carried a catchbasket during the relay race.

4. A basket-shaped trap for catching small animals or fish.

They set a catchbasket in the stream to trap crayfish.