n. [ Hind. &dsdot_;āk. ] Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; -- spelt also
Dak boat,
Dak bungalow,
To travel by dak,
prop. n. (Geography) The capital
[ Perh. fr. W. crecial the daker hen; crec a sharp noise (creg harsh, hoarse, crechian to scream) + iar hen; or cf. D. duiken to dive, plunge. ] (Zool.) The corncrake or land rail.
(Geol.) A subdivision at the base of the cretaceous formation in Western North America; -- so named from the region where the strata were first studied. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl.;