quacksalver

[kwak-sal-ver]

quack·sal·ver

[kwak-sal-ver]
noun
1.
a quack doctor.
2.
a charlatan.

Origin:
1570–80; < early Dutch (now kwakzalver); see quack1, salve, -er1
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Quacksalver is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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quacksalver (ˈkwækˌsælvə)
 
n
an archaic word for quack
 
[C16: from Dutch, from quack, apparently: to hawk + salfsalve1]

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