Yack vs. Yak — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Yack and Yak
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Definitions
Yack
Variant of yak2.
Yak
The domestic yak (Bos grunniens) is a long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, Northern Myanmar, Yunnan, Sichuan and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia. It is descended from the wild yak (Bos mutus).
Yack
An oak.
Yak
A large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns, used in Tibet as a pack animal and for its milk, meat, and hide.
Yack
Noisy talk
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Yak
Trivial or unduly prolonged conversation.
Yack
Talk incessantly and tiresomely
Yak
Talk at length about trivial or boring subjects
She wondered what he was yakking about
Yak
A wild, shaggy-haired ox (Bos grunniens) of the mountains of central Asia.
Yak
A domesticated yak, used as a work animal or raised for meat and milk.
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Yak
Prolonged, sometimes senseless talk; chatter.
Yak
To talk persistently and meaninglessly; chatter.
Yak
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
Yak
(slang) A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.
Yak
(slang) A laugh.
Yak
(slang) Vomit.
Yak
(slang) A kayak.
Yak
To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
Yak
To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
Yak
A bovine mammal (Poëphagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc.
Yak
Noisy talk
Yak
Large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated