Yak

[jæk]

Definition

(noun.) large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated.

(noun.) noisy talk.

(verb.) talk profusely; 'she was yakking away about her grandchildren'.

Editor: Wendell--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Typist: Thaddeus

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Sarlyk, bulul, grunting ox (Poëphagus grunniens).

Typist: Nathaniel

Definition

n. a species of ox found in Tibet and domesticated there covered all over with a thick coat of long silky hair that of the lower parts hanging down almost to the ground.

Edited by Della