Middle English Dictionary Entry
jǒnk n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | jǒnk n.(2) Also junk, joink, jounk. |
| Etymology | ?From jǒnk n.(1) |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut. An old cable or rope.
Associated quotations
- (1353) *Pipe Roll (PRO) 32 Edw.III m.36 [OD col.] : De veteribus cordis vocatis Jonkes.
- 1409(1338) Doc.in Nicolas Navy 2475 : La hulk..ove lapparaill..v ankres dont un de eux est unstokked, un junk, [etc.].
- (1413-1422) Doc.in Nicolas Navy 2443 : [Old cable called] joynk.
- (1424) *For.Acc.(PRO) 59 m.27a [OD col.] : Jounke.