Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - quack
Quack
quack
1. v. & n. --n. the harsh sound made by ducks. --v.intr. 1 utter this sound. 2 colloq. talk loudly and foolishly. Etymology: imit.: cf. Du. kwakken, G quacken croak, quack 2. n. 1 a an unqualified practiser of medicine. b (attrib.) of or characteristic of unskilled medical practice ( quack cure). 2 a charlatan. 3 sl. any doctor or medical officer. Derivatives quackery n. quackish adj. Etymology: abbr. of quacksalver f. Du. (prob. f. obs. quacken prattle + salf SALVE(1))
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I. intransitive verb Etymology: alteration of queck to ~, from Middle English queken, from queke, interjection, of imitative origin Date: 14th century to make the characteristic cry of a duck, II. noun Date: 1798 a noise made by ~ing, III. intransitive verb Etymology: 4~ Date: 1628 to act like a ~, IV. noun Etymology: short for ~salver Date: 1638 charlatan 2, a pretender to medical skill, ~ish adjective V. adjective Date: 1653 of, relating to, or used by ~s ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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