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junk

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  1. discard               
 
1. junk \'j*nk\ \-.man\ \'j*n-ke-\ n [ME jonke] often attrib  1: pieces of 
   old cable or cordage used esp. to make gaskets, mats, swabs, o r oakum 2: 
   hard salted beef for use on shipboard  3a1: old iron, glass, paper, or 
   other waste that may be used again in some  form 3a2: secondhand, worn, or 
   discarded articles of little value  3b: a shoddy product : TRASH  3c: 
   something of little meaning or significance  slang  4: NARCOTICS; esp : 
   HEROIN  - junk.man n
2. junk vt : to get rid of as worthless : SCRAP 
3. junk n [Pg junco, fr. Jav jon.] : any of various ships of Chinese waters 
   with bluff lines, a high poop and  overhanging stem, little or no keel, 
   high pole masts, and a deep rudder