Etymology

junt

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Today it means: A fair-sized piece or amount; a chunk (of anything, especially meat or other food). Full definition →

Middle English joynt
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromjoynt
  2. English todayjunt

Apparently a figurative extension of Early Scots junt (“joint”), Middle English joynt, junte (“joint (of the body, where the bones meet)”), perhaps influenced by junk. Compare jawn.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishjoynt all →

joint

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