TAKIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does takin mean? 

• TAKIN (noun)
  The noun TAKIN has 1 sense:

1. large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area

  Familiarity information: TAKIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAKIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Budorcas taxicolor; gnu goat; takin

Hypernyms ("takin" is a kind of...):

goat antelope (bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats)

Holonyms ("takin" is a member of...):

Budorcas; genus Budorcas (gnu goats)

 Context examples 

The Klondiker's face took on a contemptuous expression as he said finally, "I reckon there's nothin' in sight to prevent me takin' the dog right here an' now."

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Don't mind takin' a risk, do you?

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I’ve talked to him like a brother, but it’s little he sees in takin’ in his lights or flyin’ false signals.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“I’m takin’ ’m up for the boss to ’Frisco. A crack dog-doctor there thinks that he can cure ’m.”

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

"They're goin' to have beer, an' if that Temescal bunch comes, there'll be a rough-house. I don't care, though. I'm takin' my lady friend just the same. Cripes, but I've got a taste in my mouth!"

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Chris said that as long as they were at Crawley before the George shut up they could work it. ‘It’s poor pay for a chance of a rope,’ said Red Ike. ‘Rope be damned!’ cried Chris, takin’ a little loaded stick out of his side pocket. ‘If three of you ’old him down and I break his arm-bone with this, we’ve earned our money, and we don’t risk more’n six months’ jug.’ ‘’E’ll fight,’ said Berks. ‘Well, it’s the only fight ’e’ll get,’ answered Chris, and that was all I ’eard of it.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)