Quack

kwak, v.i. to cry like a duck: to boast: to practise as a quack. v.t to doctor by quackery. n. ihe cry of a duck a boastful pretender to skill which he does not po e , esp. medical skill a muuntebank. adj. pertaining to quackery used by quacks. [An imitative worn, seen also in Ger. quaken Dut. kwaken, Gr fcoax a croak.] [of a quack, esp in medicine. Quackery, kwak'er-i, ». the pretensions or practice Qua ok salver, kwak\al-ver, n. a quack who deals in salves, ointments, . a quack generally.