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- 1yak
plural yaks also yak
: a large long-haired wild or domesticated ox (Bos grunniens synonym Poephagus grunniens) of Tibet and adjacent elevated parts of central Asia
less common variant of yuk entry 1
variants
or less commonly yack
yakked also yacked; yakking also yacking
: to talk persistently : chatter
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Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
When a team of scientists—accompanied by yaks and yak wranglers—traveled nearly four miles above sea level to the Guliya Glacier in northwest Tibet in 2015, their goal was to look back in time.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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Noun
The same asymmetry exists in the Himalayan Highlands, where wild yaks – a critically important species for Tibetan people – are estimated to number perhaps 15,000 to 20,000, compared with 14 million domestic yaks.
—Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
When a team of scientists—accompanied by yaks and yak wranglers—traveled nearly four miles above sea level to the Guliya Glacier in northwest Tibet in 2015, their goal was to look back in time.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Verb
At 77, the Republican front-runner may even be slipping in the head, yakking about becoming dictator for a day, taking revenge on opponents and mimicking Hitler rhetoric.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Yak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yak. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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