About The Word Quack
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Quack
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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. |
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