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quack
Part of speech: NounThe cry of the duck, or a harsh sound like it; one who pretends to have medical skill or any skill that he does not possess; a pretender.
Part of speech: VerbTo utter a harsh cry, as a duck; to pretend to be a doctor of medicine; to boast loudly.
Part of speech: AdjectivePretending to know how to cure disease; as, a quack doctor.
Usage examples "quack":- Now, the very night before she arrived, Mrs. Quack, who lived on the river bank, had a terrible fright. - "Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories", Thornton W. Burgess.
- It is a quack remedy; no M. D. prescribes it. - "Love Me Little, Love Me Long", Charles Reade Edition: 10 Language: English.
- The captain was a duck, With a jacket on his back; And when the ship began to move, The captain said, Quack! - "The Beacon Second Reader", James H. Fassett.