JUNK

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JUNK . (I) (Through Port. junco, adapted from Javanese djong, or Malayan adjong, ship), the name of the native sailing

vessel

VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas,
vase
- VASE
- VASE (through Fr. from Lat. vas, a vessel, pl. vasa, of which the singular vasum is rarely found; the ultimate root is probably was-, to cover, seen in Lat: vestis, clothing, Eng. " vest," Gr. to-th c, and also in " wear," of garments)
, urn)

, common to the far eastern seas, and especially used by the

Chinese

CHINESE,
JAPANESE
- JAPANESE
AND

and Javanese. It is a

flat

FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

-bottomed, high-sterned

vessel

VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas,
vase
- VASE
- VASE (through Fr. from Lat. vas, a vessel, pl. vasa, of which the singular vasum is rarely found; the ultimate root is probably was-, to cover, seen in Lat: vestis, clothing, Eng. " vest," Gr. to-th c, and also in " wear," of garments)
, urn)

with square bows and masts carrying lug-sails, often made of matting. (2) A nautical

term

TERM

for small pieces of disused rope or cable, cut up to make fenders, oakum, &c., hence applied colloquially by sailors to the

salt

beef and pork used on board ship. The word is of doubtful origin, but may be connected with " junk " (Lat. juncus), a reed, or

rush

. This word is now obsolete except as applied to a form of surgical appliance, used as a support in cases of fracture where immediate setting is impossible, and consisting of a shaped

pillow

PILLOW (O. Eng. pylu; Lat. pulvinus, a cushion)

or cushion stuffed with straw or horsehair, formerly with rushes or reeds.

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