noun
Origin: MDu (> Du kwaksalver) < quacken, to quack, brag, boast + zalf, salve, akin to Ger salbe, salve
See quacksalver in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Obsolete Dutch
Origin: : Middle Dutch quac-, unguent
Origin: , or quacken, to quack, boast
Origin: + Middle Dutch salven, to salve
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