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▪ I. † junt1 Obs. [app. ad. It. giunta, gionta ‘a coosening, cheating, or conycatching tricke’ (Florio, 1598), whence giuntare to trick.] A trick, cheat.
1608Middleton Trick to catch the old one v. ii, H. Daintily abus'd, you've put a junt upon me! L. Ha, ha, ha! H. A common Strumpet. ▪ II. junt2 Sc.|dʒʌnt| [Of obscure origin: cf. junk n.2 1 d, and Sc. dunt a piece or lump.] a. A lump or large piece, esp. of meat or bread; a chunk; also, a large quantity of a liquid. b. transf. A squat, chunky person. a.1715Ramsay Christ's Kirk Gr. ii. xx, Twa good junts of beef, Wi' hind and fore spoul of a sheep. 1797A. Douglas New Year's Wish Poems (1806) 67 A junt o' beef, baith fat an' fresh..in your pat. 1824Mactaggart Gallovid. Encycl., Junt, a large quantity of liquid of any kind..Gowdie, the cow, gives a junt of milk. b.1787W. Taylor Sc. Poems 26 Brave Jess, the fodgel junt, Did ha[u]d Dad's hands. |