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Definition of Yak

1. Noun. Noisy talk.

2. Verb. Talk profusely. "She was yakking away about her grandchildren"

3. Noun. Large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated.

Definition of Yak

1. n. A bovine mammal (Poëphagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc.

2. n. A bovine mammal (Poëphagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc.

Definition of Yak

1. Noun. An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas and Tibet with dark, long and silky hair a horse like tail and a full, bushy mane. ¹

2. Verb. To talk, particularly informally but persistently, such as chatter. ¹

3. Verb. To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption. ¹

4. Noun. A talk, particular an informal one such as chattering. ¹

5. Noun. (slang) A laugh ¹

6. Noun. Vomit. ¹

7. Noun. (slang) shorthand for kayak ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Yak

1. to chatter [v YAKKED, YAKKING, YAKS] - See also: chatter

Medical Definition of Yak

1. A bovine mammal (Poephagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc. Yak lace, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of the yak. Origin: Thibetan gyag. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Yak

yaguarundis yagura yaguranage yah yah boo yahooism yahooisms yahoos yahrzeit yahrzeits

yahs yaird yairds yajna yajnas yak (current term) yak's milk yak lace yak shaving yakalo

yakalos yakamilk yakare yakata yakety-yak yakfest yakfests yakhdan yakhdans

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