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  • Yak burgers and rabid dogsIf the eyes and tongue are sticking out of a yak's severed skull, you know its meat is fresh, innkeeper Rubesh says.

    U.S. expatriates pursue American dream in China 2011

  • Yak burgers and rabid dogsIf the eyes and tongue are sticking out of a yak's severed skull, you know its meat is fresh, innkeeper Rubesh says.

    U.S. expatriates pursue American dream in China 2011

  • For once, it's a good thing that I don't get pedicures, because if my heel skin weren't as thick as a yak's hoof, I would have been bleeding all over the floor.

    Schmutzie Dancing Is Not Good For Kittens Or Other Living Things 2009

  • Now you must procure a passport for each yak, and yak passports are not like people passports: you'll need three photographs of every yak's head (a front view and both profiles), as well as a print of his or her muzzle.

    A Star's Trek 2008

  • This year, for instance, nomads too poor to own a yak can rent one and sell its fiber to Shokay; they'll also receive training on how to comb out only the yak's soft down fiber, which is the good stuff.

    The Giving Guide 2007

  • Hero turned his yak's head back to the trail, and as he did so a distant stirring of dust attracted his eyes.

    Hero Of Dreams Lumley, Brian 1986

  • However, hybrids yield up to 7 kg of milk per day against the yak's

    1 Domesticated Banteng 1983

  • The yak's hair is long, especially on the flanks, where it forms a shaggy fringe that often reaches the ground.

    1 Domesticated Banteng 1983

  • The marvels of the Land of Xanth continued, and the little girl spent all afternoon exploring them, with the yak's helpful commentary continuing incessantly.

    Dragon on a Pedestal Anthony, Piers 1983

  • Prior to their departure, the yak's wound was examined, and John saw this as well, so that from all indications they would have no reason to have fears on his account.

    The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns Roger Thompson Finlay

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