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Quack :: Quack (n.) The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise..

Salver :: Salver (n.) One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a quacksalver, or quack..

Theologaster :: Theologaster (n.) A pretender or quack in theology.

Charlatanical :: Charlatanical (a.) Of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; empirical; pretentious; quackish.

Quackism :: Quackism (n.) Quackery.

Nostrum :: Nostrum (n.) Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.

Quacksalver :: Quacksalver (n.) One who boasts of his skill in medicines and salves, or of the efficacy of his prescriptions; a charlatan; a quack; a mountebank..

Empirically :: Empirically (adv.) By experiment or experience; without science; in the manner of quacks.

Mountebank :: Mountebank (n.) One who mounts a bench or stage in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, and vends medicines which he pretends are infalliable remedies; a quack doctor..

Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To act the part of a quack, or pretender..

Nostrum :: Nostrum (n.) A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine..

Amethodist :: Amethodist (n.) One without method; a quack.

Waahoo :: Waahoo (n.) The burning bush; -- said to be called after a quack medicine made from it.

Medicaster :: Medicaster (n.) A quack.

Empiric :: Empiric (n.) One who confines himself to applying the results of mere experience or his own observation; especially, in medicine, one who deviates from the rules of science and regular practice; an ignorant and unlicensed pretender; a quack; a charlatan..

Quackle :: Quackle (v. i. & t.) To suffocate; to choke.

Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast.

Quack :: Quack (n.) A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.

Merry-andrew :: Merry-andrew (n.) One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a zany; especially, one who attends a mountebank or quack doctor..

Mountebankery :: Mountebankery (n.) The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.

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