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junket
jun·ket / ˈjəngkit/ • n. 1. a dish of sweetened and flavored curds of milk, often served with fruit. 2. inf. an extravagant trip or celebration, in particular one enjoyed by a government official at public expense. • v. (-ket·ed , -ket·ing ) [intr.] [often as n.] (junketing) inf. attend or go on such a trip or celebration. DERIVATIVES: jun·ke·teer / ˌjəngkiˈti(ə)r/ n. |
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"junket." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "junket." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-junket.html "junket." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-junket.html |
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junket (rush) basket for fish XIV; dish prepared with cream, orig. laid in or on rushes XV; †dainty dish or confection; feast, banquet XVI. —(O)F. jonquette, f. jonc rush :- L. juncus.
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T. F. HOAD. "junket." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "junket." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-junket.html T. F. HOAD. "junket." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-junket.html |
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junket Dessert made from milk by treating with rennet to coagulate the protein.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "junket." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "junket." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-junket.html DAVID A. BENDER. "junket." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-junket.html |
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junket •adit
•bandit, pandit
•accredit, credit, edit, subedit
•Chindit • conduit
•audit, plaudit
•pundit • refit • misfit • benefit
•profit, prophet, soffit
•forfeit • outfit • Tophet • photofit
•buffet, tuffet
•comfit • counterfeit • surfeit • agate
•margate, target
•frigate • Tlingit • hogget
•drugget, nugget
•Brigitte • gadget • eejit
•Bridget, digit, fidget, midget, widget
•budget
•Blackett, bracket, jacket, packet, placket, racket
•blanket • gasket • bedjacket
•straitjacket • lifejacket • leatherjacket
•downmarket, market, upmarket
•basket, casket
•breadbasket • Euromarket
•Newmarket • hypermarket
•Becket, Beckett
•cricket, midwicket, picket, picquet, piquet, pricket, snicket, thicket, ticket, wicket
•trinket
•biscuit, brisket, frisket
•identikit
•brocket, crocket, Crockett, docket, locket, pocket, rocket, socket, sprocket
•airpocket • pickpocket • skyrocket
•toolkit
•bucket, Nantucket, tucket
•Blunkett, junket
•musket • rust bucket
•circuit, short-circuit
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"junket." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "junket." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-junket.html "junket." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-junket.html |
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