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Elk.

A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order.

noun
  1. An Acorn Electron computer.

    informal
name
  1. A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks (formerly known as the Eskimos).

    Canadian
name
  1. A surname from Dutch.

Where this word comes from

Perhaps a reduced form of Dutch van Elk.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.