Definition of quack

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Quack (a.) Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack medicine; a quack doctor..

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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..
Quacking :: Quacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quac.
Quack :: Quack (n.) Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan..
Quack :: Quack (n.) The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise..
Mountebank :: Mountebank (n.) Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.
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..
Charlatan :: Charlatan (n.) One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions; a quack; an impostor; an empiric; a mountebank..
Quack :: Quack (n.) A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.
Quackeries :: Quackeries (pl. ) of Quacker.
Quackling :: Quackling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quackl.
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..
Quackled :: Quackled (imp. & p. p.) of Quackl.
Waahoo :: Waahoo (n.) The burning bush; -- said to be called after a quack medicine made from it.
Mountebankery :: Mountebankery (n.) The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
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..
Amethodist :: Amethodist (n.) One without method; a quack.
Mountebankish :: Mountebankish (a.) Like a mountebank or his quackery.
Quackism :: Quackism (n.) Quackery.
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