As nouns the difference between elk and yelk
is that elk is (informal) an (acorn electron) computer while yelk is .
elk
English
Noun
(en-noun)
(British) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces ); a moose.
(North America) The common wapiti (Cervus canadensis ); the second largest member of the deer family, smaller only than a moose. Elk never have flat antlers; moose do.
Synonyms
* (Cervus candensis) wapiti
* (Alces alces) moose
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yelk
English
Usage notes
*Some 19th-century authorities regarded this as the correct spelling.
**1828 , , An American Dictionary of the English Language , " yelk
":
**:It is sometimes written and pronounced yolk, but yelk is the proper word. Yolk is a corruption.
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