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  1. Elk
    [album] Elk is the second album by Inga Liljeström. It was released in 2005 – 7 years after her first album, Urchin. ==Track listing== ==Citations and references== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_(album)

  2. Elk
    (jargon) /e-li:'z* *-fekt'/ (From ELIZA) The tendency of humans to attach associations to terms from prior experience. For example, there is nothing magic about the symbol '+' that makes it well-suited to indicate addition; it's just that people associate it with addition. Using '+' or 'plus' to me...
    Found on http://foldoc.org/Elk

  3. Elk
    The elk or wapiti (Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest species of deer in the world, and one of the largest land mammals in North America and eastern Asia. It was long believed to be a subspecies of the European red deer (Cervus elaphus), but evidence from a 2004 study of the mitochondrial DNA...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk

  4. Elk
    [animal] This is the box cover art for the board game Dungeonquest from Games Workshop. Image source: Scanned from private collection. Although the original artwork/image is copyrighted, its use is claimed under "Fair Use" as follows: ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_(animal

  5. Elk
    A large member of the deer family. Elk meat is called 'venison.' Antelope, caribou, elk, deer, moose and reindeer meat is also classified as venison, the most popular large animal game meat in the U.S.
    Found on http://www.nutribase.com/fishmeat.shtml

  6. elk
    [n] - large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  7. Elk
    A large deer with antlers that used to live in Britain. These now live in Russia and eastern Europe. They stand higher than two metres. A prehistoric Elk has been found at Neasham, near Darlington.
    Found on http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/k

  8. elk
    leather made from real elk skin; resembles Buckskin Category: Various industries and crafts • stout,rugged cattle hide upper specially dressed to have a pliability and waterproofness suitable for work,casual and sports footwear Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  9. Elk
    Elk noun [ Icelandic elgr ; akin to Swedish elg , Anglo-Saxon eolh , Old High German elaho , Middle High German elch , confer Latin alces ; perhaps akin to English eland .] (Zoology) A large dee...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/22

  10. elk
    <zoology> A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  11. elk
    European elk noun large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk` in Europe and `moose` in North America
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. Elk
    • (n.) Alt. of Elke • (n.) A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. Elk
    county, north-central Pennsylvania, U.S. It consists of a mountainous region on the Allegheny Plateau that is drained by the west and east branches ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/23

  14. elk
    in Europe, a member of Alces alces, large-hoofed mammals known in North America as the moose (q.v.). The name is also used for several large deer of ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/23

  15. elk
    elks, elk A gang of elks or a gang of elk.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  16. elk
    elk, name applied to several large members of the deer family. It most properly designates the largest member of the family, Alces alces, found in the northern regions of Eurasia and North America. In North America this animal is called moose. The name elk is used in North America to designate a dif...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08171

  17. Elk
    The elk or moose, is a large deer (Alces alces) found in north Europe, Asia and Scandinavia.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. elk
    Click images to enlargeLarge deer Alces alces inhabiting northern Europe, Asia, Scandinavia, and North America, where it is known as the moose. It is brown in colour, stands about 2 m/6 ft at the shoulders, has very large palmate antlers, a fleshy muzzle, short neck, and long legs. It feeds on leave...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  19. Elk
    [sternwheeler 1857] Elk was a sternwheel steamboat that ran on the Willamette River beginning in 1857. The boat is chiefly remembered for its destruction by a boiler explosion in which by good fortune no one was seriously hurt. A folklore tale later arose about this disaster. == Construction...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_(sternw

  20. Elk
    [Milwaukee sculpture] Elk is a public artwork by an unknown artist located in front of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Milwaukee Lodge 46, which is on the Northwest side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The zinc sculpture depicts a 7`6" tall elk atop a brick pedestal anno...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_(Milwau

  21. Elk
    [steam tug] Elk was a steam tug that operated on Puget Sound, and earlier, from 1880 to 1896, on Lake Washington under the name of Katherine. == Career== Elk was originally constructed at Houghton, Washington, and launched under the name Katherine. Katherine was {convert|44|ft|m|2|abbr=on} l...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_(steam_

  22. Elk
    [surname] Elk is a surname, derived from Native-American names whose multi-word translations into English end in "Elk". Those bearing the surname include: == See also == ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_(surnam



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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