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quacksalving

quacksalving adjective: falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, like a quacksalver.

Adjective

quacksalving (not comparable)

  1. Falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, like a quacksalver.

Questions about quacksalving

What does quacksalving mean?
Quacksalving means falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, like a quacksalver.
What part of speech is quacksalving?
Quacksalving is an adjective.

Words near quacksalving in the dictionary

  1. quacks
  2. quacksalver
  3. quacksalveries
  4. quacksalvers
  5. quacksalvery
  6. quacksalving
  7. quackster
  8. quacksters
  9. quacktitioner
  10. quacktitioners
  11. quacky

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