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Grammar : Verb
Spell : juhng-kit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒʌŋ kɪt



Definition of junketed

Origin :
  • late 14c., "basket in which fish are caught or carried," from Medieval Latin iuncata "rush basket," perhaps from Latin iuncus "rush." Shifted meaning by 1520s to "feast, banquet," probably via notion of a picnic basket, which led to extended sense of "pleasure trip" (1814), and then to "tour by government official at public expense for no discernable public benefit" (by 1886, American English). Cf. Italian cognate giuncata "cream cheese" (originally made in a rush basket), a sense of junket also found in Middle English and preserved lately in dialects.
  • As in journey : verb travel
  • As in tour : verb visit, journey
  • As in travel : verb journey on a trip or tour
  • As in peregrinate : verb journey
Example sentences :
  • Together they made trips to town or junketed over the country in search of furniture and dishes of which Miss Sally had heard.
  • Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • Our water is wellnigh out, and we have junketed till provisions are low with us.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate » by Sir Walter Scott

Synonyms for junketed

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