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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Yak  \Yak\  (y[a^]k),  n.  [Thibetan  gyag.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  bovine  mammal  ({Po["e]phagus  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  yak 
  n  1:  noisy  talk  [syn:  {yack},  {yakety-yak},  {chatter},  {cackle}] 
  2:  a  humorous  anecdote  or  remark  [syn:  {joke},  {gag},  {laugh}, 
  {jest},  {jape},  {wheeze}] 
  3:  large  long-haired  wild  ox  of  Tibet  often  domesticated  [syn: 
  {Bos  grunniens}]




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