elk

noun4

1. •
   Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
2. •
   (Commonwealth) Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, alternatively named Eurasian elk to avoid confusion with the wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia.
3. •
   (US, Canada) Common wapiti (Cervus canadensis), the second largest member of the deer family, once thought to be a subspecies of red deer.
4. •
   (UK, India) Sambar (Cervus unicolor).

   • In a narrow defile […] a male elk, (cervus alces, Lin.) of noble appearance, followed by twenty-two females, passed majestically under their platform, each as large as a common-sized horse. — 1813

noun2

1. •
   A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order.
2. •
   (informal) An Acorn Electron computer.