Elk

nounnounproper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order.

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A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order.

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informalAn Acorn Electron computer.
Even modified it so that it would work with the differently ordered registers of an Electron. Never did get it working fully on the Elk, I think my Elk with Mode 7 box caused a problem with the use of IRQ workspace, system speed was also a factor IIRC.
I'm pretty certain I remember seeing it on a price list when most BBC and Elk games had to be mail ordered (I think Impact was the mail order company - they also produced games like Zenon and Clogger).

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A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks (formerly known as the Eskimos).

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A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

Perhaps a reduced form of Dutch van Elk.

Forms

plural: Elks

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Elk · A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order.

ell · The name of the Latin script letter L/l. (more commonly el)Ell · A surname.Ella · A female given name.

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