Falconry. [? Pers. yārakī power, strength, ability.] In yarak: (of a hawk) in proper condition for hunting.
1855. Salvin & Brodrick, Falc. Brit. Isles, 105. The Goshawk … will not work at all unless in good temper and proper flying order, termed in the East ‘yarak.’ Ibid., 108. It requires about ten days to get this Hawk into ‘yarak.’
1900. Michell, Hawking, xii. 162. Unless the hawk was in first-rate condition,—in what is called ‘screaming yarak.’
1901. Kipling, Kim, x.
| He’s in yarak | |
| Plumed to the very point. |
