QUACKERIES

Noun

quackeries

plural of quackery

Source: Wiktionary


QUACKERY

Quack"er*y, n.; pl. Quackeries (.

Definition: The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism. Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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