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quacksalver Definition

quack·sal·ver (kwak′sal′vər)

noun

Now Rare a quack; charlatan

Etymology: MDu (> Du kwaksalver) < quacken, to quack, brag, boast + zalf, salve, akin to Ger salbe, salve

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