Junk

Junk, a Chinese vessel, clumsy and incapable of much seamanship or speed; yet junks have proved themselves seaworthy on voyages extending even to America and Europe.—Junk, in the British navy, is a familiar term for the salt meat supplied to vessels for long voyages—the name being probably derived from the fact that it becomes as hard and tough as old rope, pieces of which are officially styled junk.