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yacks

/jæks/

yacks is the plural of yack.

yacks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of yack.

Meaning of yack

Noun (1)

yack (plural yacks)

  1. (England, dialectal, obsolete) An oak.
    • If 't ash tree buds before 't yack, […]1877, Gibson, Leg. and Notes 50

Noun (2)

yack (plural yacks)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves slang) A watch (timepiece).
    • I have got the Yacks, so do not come it. Fight cocum.1859, Snowden's magistrates assistant, page 498

Phrases with yacks

Words that rhyme with yacks

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Questions about yacks

What is yacks the plural of?
Yacks is the plural of yack.
How do you pronounce yacks?
Yacks is pronounced /jæks/.

Words near yacks in the dictionary

  1. yackety-yakked
  2. yackety-yakking
  3. yackety-yaks
  4. yacking
  5. yacking on
  6. yacks
  7. yacks on
  8. Yacomine
  9. yacon
  10. Yacoub
  11. Yacoubian

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