QUACKSALVERS
Noun
quacksalvers
plural of quacksalver
Source: Wiktionary
QUACKSALVER
Quack"sal*ver, n. Etym: [D. kwakzalver; cf. kwakzalven to quack or boast of one's salves. See Quack, Salve, n.]
Definition: One who boasts of his skill in medicines and salves, or of the efficacy of his prescriptions; a charlatan; a quack; a mountebank. [Obs.] Burton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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