Definition of quack

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Quack (n.) Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan..

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Medicaster :: Medicaster (n.) A quack.
Mountebankery :: Mountebankery (n.) The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
Quackeries :: Quackeries (pl. ) of Quacker.
Waahoo :: Waahoo (n.) The burning bush; -- said to be called after a quack medicine made from it.
Quack Grass :: Quack grass () See Quitch grass.
Mountebank :: Mountebank (n.) Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.
Merry-andrew :: Merry-andrew (n.) One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a zany; especially, one who attends a mountebank or quack doctor..
Empirically :: Empirically (adv.) By experiment or experience; without science; in the manner of quacks.
Charlatanry :: Charlatanry (n.) Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism.
Quackled :: Quackled (imp. & p. p.) of Quackl.
Quackle :: Quackle (v. i. & t.) To suffocate; to choke.
Theologaster :: Theologaster (n.) A pretender or quack in theology.
Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To act the part of a quack, or pretender..
Empiric :: Empiric (n.) One who confines himself to applying the results of mere experience or his own observation; especially, in medicine, one who deviates from the rules of science and regular practice; an ignorant and unlicensed pretender; a quack; a charlatan..
Nostrum :: Nostrum (n.) A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine..
Salver :: Salver (n.) One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a quacksalver, or quack..
Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.
Quack :: Quack (a.) Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack medicine; a quack doctor..
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..
Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast.
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