kurdyuk

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noun

Fat from the tail of a fat-tailed sheep.

OriginRussian курдюк →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

noun
  1. Fat from the tail of a fat-tailed sheep.

    Modern-day residents of the Ukok eat kurdyuk, and consider it a delicacy.

    1998, Janet Buell, Ancient Horsemen of Siberia, Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
  2. A fat-tailed sheep.
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    Study of the blood factors of 345 sheep, including hybrids and backcrosses between the wild O. polii karelini and the New-Caucasian Merino, Prococe, and Kurdyuk, showed that in glutthione concentration, dry residue and specific gravity of the blood, and resistance of erythrocytes to solution the hybrids excelled the purebreds.

    1939, United States. Office of Experiment Stations, Experiment Station Record, page 489

Origin

  1. Russianкурдюк
  2. Englishkurdyuk

Borrowed from Russian курдюк (kurdjuk).

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Translations

Russian курдю́к
  • курдю́к (kurdjúk)fat from tail
Ukrainian курдю́к
  • курдю́к (kurdjúk)fat from tail
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APA

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“kurdyuk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kurdyuk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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