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Definition of elk

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Elk (n.) A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti..

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Wapiti :: Wapiti (n.) The American elk (Cervus Canadensis). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size..

Spell :: Spell (n.) A spelk, or splinter..

Gavelkind :: Gavelkind (n.) A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails in the county of Kent..

Eland :: Eland (n.) A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; -- called also Cape elk..

Belk :: Belk (v. t.) To vomit.

Operculum :: Operculum (n.) The lid closing the aperture of various species of shells, as the common whelk. See Illust. of Gastropoda..

Trias :: Trias (n.) The formation situated between the Permian and Lias, and so named by the Germans, because consisting of three series of strata, which are called in German the Bunter sandstein, Muschelkalk, and Keuper..

Hooper :: Hooper (n.) The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus); -- called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk..

Buckie :: Buckie (n.) A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See Buccinum..

Eland :: Eland (n.) The elk or moose.

Whelky :: Whelky (a.) Shelly.

Rhachiglossa :: Rhachiglossa (n. pl.) A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See Illust. in Append..

Whelked :: Whelked (a.) Having whelks; whelky; as, whelked horns..

Welk :: Welk (n.) A pustule. See 2d Whelk.

Welked :: Welked (imp. & p. p.) of Wel.

Welked :: Welked (v. t.) See Whelked.

Disgavel :: Disgavel (v. t.) To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant; -- said of lands.

Welk :: Welk (v. t.) To soak; also, to beat severely..

Wheal :: Wheal (n.) A pustule; a whelk.

Whelk :: Whelk (n.) A papule; a pustule; acne.