Elk definition
(chiefly british) The moose.
noun
The definition of an elk is a moose, or a flexible leather from a calfskin or horsehide.
An example of an elk is the Kansu Red Deer.
An example of elk is a material used to make sporting foot gear.
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A large reddish-brown or grayish deer (Cervus canadensis) of western North America, having long, branching antlers in the male. The elk is sometimes considered a subspecies of the closely related red deer.
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A light, pliant leather of horsehide or calfskin, tanned and finished to resemble elk hide.
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A light, flexible leather of cowhide or calfskin.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
elk
Plural:
elksOrigin of elk
- Middle English the European elk or moose (Alces alces) probably alteration of Old English eolh
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English *elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”) (compare Low German Elk, German Elch), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis (compare Polish łoś, Russian лось (losʹ), Sanskrit ऋष्य (ṛśya, “antelope”), variant of *h₁elh₁én (compare German Elen, Tocharian A/B yäl/ylem ‘gazelle’, Lithuanian élnis ‘stag’, Armenian եղնիկ (ełnik) ‘doe, hind’).
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