Etymology

quackery

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Today it means: The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud. Full definition →

English quack ← Dutch quacksalver ← Middle Dutch quacsalven
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  1. Middle Dutchquacsalven
  2. Dutchquacksalver
  3. Englishquacksalverclip.
  4. Englishquack
  5. English todayquackery

From quack + -ery.

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