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MOUNTEBANK (Ital. montambanco, montimbanco, from montare, to climb up on, mount, and banco, bench, cf. saltimbanco, an acrobat' or dancer, one who dances or leaps on a bench)

This article appears in Volume V18, Page 939 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MOS-NAN
MOUNTEBANK (Ital. montambanco, montimbanco, from montare, to climb up on, mount, and banco, bench, cf. saltimbanco, an acrobat' or dancer, one who dances or leaps on a bench) , a wandering juggler,
story
 -
teller
 , seller of
quack
  medicines, &c., who performs his entertainment on a
platform
  or raised
bench
 , hence any
charlatan
  or
quack
 .


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