"junk" Definition

Definitions for the word "junk" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and sold by junk dealers.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Hard salted beef supplied to ships.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A large vessel, without keel or prominent stem, and with huge masts in one piece, used by the Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, Malays, etc., in navigating their waters.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
1 discarded articles; rubbish. 2 anything regarded as of little value. 3 slang narcotic drug, esp. Heroin. v. Discard as junk. [origin unknown]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
7. n.
Flat-bottomed sailing-vessel in the china seas. [javanese djong]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
8. slang
salt beef.—_See_ OLD HORSE.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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