quacksalver

quacksalver englanniksi

1. One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a (l). (defdate)

2. (quote-book)'' calls it, (..)

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4. (RQ:Scott Peveril of the Peak)

5. (quote-book) to introduce to you what I call my Elixir Anthropos— …” (..) He listened intently to the quack-salver’s address, and from time to time his eyes would twinkle and his lips curve in an ironic smile.

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7. (quote-book) Though often tarred as frauds, their methods often differed little from those of the professionals.