go around the houses vs yak

go around the houses

• Do something (especially talking) circuitously. 

yak

• To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle. 

• To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption. 

• 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. 

• A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip. 

• A laugh. 

• Vomit. 

• A kayak.