GALYAK

TileHead’s Word of the Day for 7 June 2011

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GALYAK  (n. pl. - S)

Definition(s):

1. 1. (n.) a short-haired, flat, glossy fur, usually made from the pelt of a stillborn lamb or goat

Useful information for game players:

• Front hooks: (none)
• Back hooks: -S
• Anagrams: (none)
• Longer extensions: (none)
• Wraparounds: (none)
• Other Spellings: GALYAC (-S)
• Related Forms: (none)

Epilogue:
A nice front extension for YAK, the creepy GALYAK derives from a native name in Uzbekistan. Fur what it’s worth, here are a few other surprisingly specific kinds of fur:

• KRIMMER (or CRIMMER) a gray fur made from the pelts of young lambs of the Crimean peninsula 
• MINIVER a whitish fur, usually from the ermine or rabbit, used to trim ceremonial robes 
• TANUKI the fur of a Japanese raccoon dog

This week’s theme: Words starting with the letter G

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