yaks

Noun (1)

yak (plural yak or yaks)

1. An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
   • Utilization efficiency of dietary protein in the yak differs with diet composition and feeding level, age, sex, body condition score, and animal production level (e.g., growth, lactation). Researchers reported no difference between lactating and dry cows in crude protein digestibility, although...2008, Scott R. R. Haskell, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 619

Noun (2)

yak (countable and uncountable, plural yaks)

1. (slang) A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.
   • Sluggsy said indifferently, ‘You’ll be wised up come morning. Meanwhiles, howsabout shuttin’ that dumb little hashtrap of yours? All this yak is bending my ear. I want some action.1962, Ian Fleming, chapter 9, in The Spy Who Loved Me
2. (slang) A laugh.
   • Would-be gags from would-be gagsters. And, nine chances out of ten, not a yak in the lot.1951, Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds, Cartoonist
3. (slang) Vomit.

Noun (3)

yak (plural yaks)

1. a traditional Korean flute used in court music

Noun (4)

yak (plural yaks)

1. (slang) A kayak.

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