junk1
n.
- informal useless or worthless articles.
▸nonsense.
- informal heroin.
- the lump of oily fibrous tissue in a sperm whale's head, containing spermaceti.
v.
informal discard unceremoniously.
Etymology
ME (denoting an old or inferior rope): of unknown origin.
junk2
n.
a flat-bottomed sailing vessel with a prominent stem, used in China and the East Indies.
Etymology
C16: from obs. Fr. juncque or Port. junco, from Malay jong, reinforced by Du. jonk.