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Quack Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Quack? [n] the harsh sound of a duck [n] an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice [v] act as a medical quack or a charlatan [v] utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Quack: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Quack: See Also \| act \| behave \| charlatan \| do \| doc \| doctor \| Dr. \| emit \| let loose \| let out \| MD \| medico \| mountebank \| physician \| sound \| utter Quack In Webster's Dictionary \Quack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qvacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quacking}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. D. kwaken, G. quacken, quaken, Icel. kvaka to twitter.] 1. To utter a sound like the cry of a duck. 2. To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast. `` To quack of universal cures.'' --Hudibras. 3. To act the part of a quack, or pretender. \Quack\, n. 1. The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise. --Chaucer. 2. [Cf. {Quacksalver}.] A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner. 3. Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan. Quacks political; quacks scientific, academical. --Carlyle. \Quack\, a. Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack medicine; a quack doctor.

Quack Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Quack?

[n] the harsh sound of a duck
[n] an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
[v] act as a medical quack or a charlatan
[v] utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

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Quack In Webster's Dictionary

\Quack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qvacked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Quacking}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. D. kwaken, G. quacken,
quaken, Icel. kvaka to twitter.]
1. To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.

2. To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast. `` To quack
   of universal cures.'' --Hudibras.

3. To act the part of a quack, or pretender.


\Quack\, n.
1. The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a
   hoarse, quacking noise. --Chaucer.

2. [Cf. {Quacksalver}.] A boastful pretender to medical
   skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.

3. Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge
   of any kind not possessed; a charlatan.

         Quacks political; quacks scientific, academical.
                                               --Carlyle.


\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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