Definition of quack

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Quack (n.) A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.

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Nostrum :: Nostrum (n.) Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.
Quackish :: Quackish (a.) Like a quack; boasting; characterized by quackery.
Empiricism :: Empiricism (n.) Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; charlatanry; quackery..
Quackle :: Quackle (v. i. & t.) To suffocate; to choke.
Mountebank :: Mountebank (n.) One who mounts a bench or stage in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, and vends medicines which he pretends are infalliable remedies; a quack doctor..
Waahoo :: Waahoo (n.) The burning bush; -- said to be called after a quack medicine made from it.
Salver :: Salver (n.) One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a quacksalver, or quack..
Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast.
Quack Grass :: Quack grass () See Quitch grass.
Charlatanry :: Charlatanry (n.) Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism.
Quack :: Quack (n.) A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.
Saltimbanco :: Saltimbanco (n.) A mountebank; a quack.
Quack :: Quack (n.) The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise..
Mountebankish :: Mountebankish (a.) Like a mountebank or his quackery.
Quackled :: Quackled (imp. & p. p.) of Quackl.
Quackism :: Quackism (n.) Quackery.
Empirically :: Empirically (adv.) By experiment or experience; without science; in the manner of quacks.
Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To act the part of a quack, or pretender..
Quack :: Quack (n.) Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan..
Mountebank :: Mountebank (n.) Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.
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