Hypertext Webster Gateway: "yak"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yak \Yak\ (y[a^]k), n. [Thibetan gyag.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bovine mammal ({Po["e]phagus grunnies}) native of the high
plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs,
and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair.
Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an
ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are
several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane
and the long hair on the flanks. Called also {chauri gua},
{grunting cow}, {grunting ox}, {sarlac}, {sarlik}, and
{sarluc}.
{Yak lace}, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of
the yak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
yak
n 1: noisy talk [syn: {yack}, {yakety-yak}, {chatter}, {cackle}]
2: a humorous anecdote or remark [syn: {joke}, {gag}, {laugh},
{jest}, {jape}, {wheeze}]
3: large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated [syn:
{Bos grunniens}]
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