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单词 quacksalver
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quacksalver

[ kwak-sal-ver ]
/ ˈkwækˌsæl vər /
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noun

a quack doctor.
a charlatan.

Origin of quacksalver

1570–80; <early Dutch (now kwakzalver); see quack1, salve1, -er1

Words nearby quacksalver

qua, Quaalude, quack, quackery, quack grass, quacksalver, Quaco, quad, quad-band, quad bike, Quad Cities
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British Dictionary definitions for quacksalver

quacksalver
/ (ˈkwækˌsælvə) /

noun

an archaic word for quack 2

Word Origin for quacksalver

C16: from Dutch, from quack, apparently: to hawk + salf salve 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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