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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PYR-RAY |
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QUACK , one who pretends to knowledge of which he is ignorant, a charlatan , particularly a medical impostor. The word is a shortened form of " quacksalver " (Du. kwaksalver), in which form it is common in the 17th century , "salver
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definition of a " quack " is " a boastful pretender to medical skill," but a " quack " may have great
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