junk
    n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken
         up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus]
    2: any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
    v 1: dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old
         chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn:
         trash, junk, scrap]

Junk \Junk\ (j[u^][ng]k), n.
   A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See
   Chunk. [Colloq.] --Lowell.
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Junk \Junk\, n. [Pg. junco junk, rush, L. juncus a bulrush, of
   which ropes were made in early ages. Cf. Junket.]
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   1. 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.
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   2. Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and
      sold by junk dealers.
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   3. Hence: Something worthless, or only worth its value as
      recyclable scrap.
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   4. (Naut.) Hard salted beef supplied to ships.
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   Junk bottle, a stout bottle made of thick dark-colored
      glass.

   Junk dealer, a dealer in old cordage, old metal, glass,
      etc.

   Junk hook (Whaling), a hook for hauling heavy pieces of
      blubber on deck.

   Junk ring.
      (a) A packing of soft material round the piston of a steam
          engine.
      (b) A metallic ring for retaining a piston packing in
          place;
      (c) A follower.

   Junk shop, a shop where old cordage, and ship's tackle, old
      iron, old bottles, old paper, etc., are kept for sale.

   Junk vat (Leather Manuf.), a large vat into which spent tan
      liquor or ooze is pumped.

   Junk wad (Mil.), a wad used in proving cannon; also used in
      firing hot shot.
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Junk \Junk\, n. [Pg. junco; cf. Jav. & Malay jong, ajong, Chin.
   chwan.] (Naut.)
   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.
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