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quacksalver
[
kwak
-sal-ver
]
quack·sal·ver
/
ˈkwækˌsæl
vər
/
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[
kwak
-sal-ver
]
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noun
1.
a quack doctor.
2.
a charlatan.
Origin:
1570–80;
<
early Dutch
(now
kwakzalver
);
see
quack
1
,
salve
,
-er
1
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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quacksalver
(ˈkwækˌsælvə)
—
n
an archaic word for
quack
[C16: from Dutch, from
quack,
apparently: to hawk +
salf
salve
1
]
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