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yak
1[ yak ]
noun
- a large, stocky, shaggy-haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns: endangered.
- a domesticated variety of this animal.
yak
2[ yak ]
yak
3[ yak ]
noun
Slang.
yakked, yakking.
yak
1/ æ /
noun
- a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair
yak
2/ æ /
noun
- Alsoyakety-yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
verb
- intr to chatter or talk in this way; jabber
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of yak1
First recorded in 1785–95; from Tibetan gyag
Origin of yak2
An Americanism dating to 1820–25 for yakety-yak ( def ) (noun)
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of yak1
C19: from Tibetan gyag
Origin of yak2
C20: of imitative origin
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The shipment of animals from Moscow also included two yaks, five cockatoos and dozens of pheasants as well as mandarin ducks, Kozlov's office said.
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But you can also find cheese made with milk from other animals like sheep, goats and even water buffalo and yak.
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In addition to blood proteins, the cauldrons also contained traces of milk, particularly from domestic cattle and yaks.
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Kusi leads wild yak research for the program in Nepal, where the animal was once thought extinct.
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An old blacksmith struggled to hoist a small anvil onto a yak.
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