Difference between revisions of "Junk"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_135630" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_135630" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and sold by junk dealers. </p> <p> (2): (n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and sold by junk dealers. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) Hard salted beef supplied to ships. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' 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. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk. </p> <p> '''(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. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75241" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75241" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:34, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and sold by junk dealers.
(2): ( n.) Hard salted beef supplied to ships.
(3): ( 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.
(4): ( n.) A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.
(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.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A Chinese boat with a flat bottom, a square prow, a high stern, and a pole for mast.
