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quack⋅er⋅y

  [kwak-uh-ree]
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–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. the practice or methods of a quack.
2. an instance of this.
Origin:
1700–10; quack 2 + -ery
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quack 2   (kwāk)   
n.  

  1. An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment.

  2. A charlatan; a mountebank.

adj.  Relating to or characteristic of a quack: a quack cure.
intr.v.   quacked, quack·ing, quacks
To act as a medical quack or a charlatan.

[Short for quacksalver.]
quack'er·y n., quack'ish adj., quack'ish·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: quack·ery
Pronunciation: 'kwak-(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural quack·eries
: the practices orpretensions of a quack
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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