yak

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First, there is the true wild yak -- the same as those encountered by our travellers.

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  1. noun A wild, shaggy-haired ox (Bos grunniens) of the mountains of central Asia.
  2. noun A domesticated yak, used as a work animal or raised for meat and milk.
  3. intransitive verb To talk persistently and meaninglessly; chatter.

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  • The yak's colour is usually black or a very dark brown, but sometimes it is white, and the hair on its shoulders hangs thick and long, like the mane of a lion In Thibet the yak is, perhaps, the most useful animal to be found in the country. —  Chatterbox, 1906
  • The flesh of the yak is considered to be excellent food, and is eaten by those Thibetans who can afford to do so. —  Chatterbox, 1906
  • But a small wandering tribe cannot often kill a yak or a sheep for food, because they cannot eat the whole of the flesh while it is fresh, and thus a portion is wasted The long hair of the yak, like the wool of goats and sheep, is suitable for spinning into thread and weaving into cloth. —  Chatterbox, 1906
  • The skin, too, of the yak, when prepared in the native way, makes a very good soft leather The yak is also used as a beast of burden. —  Chatterbox, 1906
  • Though at times restless, the yak is very sure-footed and plodding, and does a fair amount of work considering the nature of the country. —  Chatterbox, 1906
 

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