yak
1a large, stocky, shaggy-haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns: endangered.
a domesticated variety of this animal.
Origin of yak
1Words Nearby yak
Other definitions for yak (2 of 3)
incessant idle or gossipy talk.
Origin of yak
2- Also yack, yakety-yak .
Other words from yak
- yakker, noun
Other definitions for yak (3 of 3)
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How to use yak in a sentence
The region, which is the traditional homeland of the Sherpa people, is known for its high-altitude peaks, though the park’s terrain varies from jewel-toned glacial rivers to grazing lands for herds of yak to verdant forests of bamboo and hemlock.
Muskox, reindeer, moose, bison, yak, sheep, Yukatian horses and Kalmykian cows have arrived over the years.
Rewilding returns lost species to strengthen ecosystems | Alison Pearce Stevens | January 6, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThere’s enough baggage here to bow a yak, and watching them unpack it makes for raw viewing.
‘Torn’ Is a Wrenching Look at the Long Shadow of Alex Lowe | jversteegh | December 22, 2021 | Outside OnlineAround 150 animals live here, including horses, moose, reindeer, bison and yaks.
The greater availability of this wild prey reduces the risks to yaks from wolves and snow leopards, point out conservationists.
“I happened upon yak butter tea, a traditional high-energy food eaten by Tibetans,” Asprey says.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food | DailyBurn | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was the place where I had met the yak herds two months before when they were pasturing their yaks on the grassy uplands.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryThe yak dung is in many places the only fuel to be got and is most carefully picked up.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryIn the Rongbuk Valley there was no wood and our supply of yak dung had to come up from Chbuk.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryHe was walking with a disciple on the mountain one day, when they found an old yak's horn lying in the path.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryIt might be supposed that so hairy an animal as the yak would become dirty and unkempt.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
British Dictionary definitions for yak (1 of 2)
/ (jæk) /
a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair
Origin of yak
1British Dictionary definitions for yak (2 of 2)
/ (jæk) slang /
Also: yakety-yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
(intr) to chatter or talk in this way; jabber
Origin of yak
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