n. (pl. same or elks)
1. a large deer, Alces alces, of N. Europe and Asia, with palmate antlers and a growth of skin hanging from the neck; a moose.
2 US a wapiti.
Phrases and idioms:
elk-hound a large Scandinavian hunting dog with a shaggy coat.
Etymology: ME, prob. repr. OE elh, eolh