Home › Words › Y › yakskinyakskinyakskin · noun — the pelt or hide of a yak; leather made from yak hides.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, yakskin ranks #17,060 of 43,225 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom yak + skin.nounThe pelt or hide of a yak; leather made from yak hides.e.g.“[…] there was greater ease in avoiding a scene since wine and fruit were now on offer, having been unpacked by the marching party, stocky Tibetans in sheepskins, fur hats, and yakskin boots.” — 1933, James Hilton, chapter 3, in Lost Horizon, New York: Pocket Books, published 1939, page 59:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.elkskin 66% match — The skin of an elk, or leather made from it. vs yakskin →galyak 61% match — A flat, glossy kind of fur obtained from a newborn or stillborn lamb or kid (goat). vs yakskin →catskin 61% match — the skin of a cat, or leather made therefrom vs yakskin →leopardskin 61% match — The skin or pelt of a leopard. vs yakskin →beaverskin 60% match — The pelt of a beaver. vs yakskin →wolfskin 59% match — The skin of a wolf. vs yakskin →dogskin 59% match — Leather made from the skin of a dog, or from sheepskin in imitation of it. vs yakskin →bearskin 59% match — The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug. vs yakskin →