JUNK


Meaning of JUNK in English

~ 1

■ noun

1》 informal useless or worthless articles.

↘nonsense.

2》 informal heroin.

3》 the lump of oily fibrous tissue in a sperm whale's head, containing spermaceti.

■ verb informal discard unceremoniously.

Origin

ME (denoting an old or inferior rope): of unknown origin.

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~ 2

■ noun a flat-bottomed sailing vessel with a prominent stem, used in China and the East Indies.

Origin

C16: from obs. Fr. juncque or Port. junco , from Malay jong , reinforced by Du. jonk .

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