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Look up: quack

  1. quack
    person dishonestly claiming to something
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  2. quack
    [n] - an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice 2. [n] - the harsh sound of a duck 3. [v] - utter quacking noises 4. [v] - act as a medical quack or a charlatan
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Quack
    Quack: 1) A practitioner who suggests the use of substances or devices for the prevention or treatment of disease that are known to be ineffective. 2) A person who pretends to be able to diagnose or heal people, but is unqualified and incompetent.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  4. quack
    a fraudulent empiric; one who claims medical skill that he does not possess Category: Medicine
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Quack
    Quack intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Qvacked ; present participle & verbal noun Quacking .] [ Of imitative origin; confer Dutch kwaken , German quacken , ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/1

  6. Quack
    Quack noun 1. The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise. Chaucer. 2. [ Confer Quacksalver .] A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner. 3. Hence...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/1

  7. Quack
    Quack adjective Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack medicine; a quack doctor.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/1

  8. quack
    Pertaining to or characterised by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack medicine; a quack doctor. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. quack
    noun the harsh sound of a duck
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. quack
    noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. quack
    (kwak) one who misrepresents ability and experience in diagnosis and treatment of disease or the effects to be achieved by treatment.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  12. Quack
    • (n.) The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise. • (v. i.) To act the part of a quack, or pretender. • (v. i.) To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast. • (n.) Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possesse...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. quack
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kwak Synonyms: charlatan
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  14. Quack
    Quack is slang for a doctor.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. Quack
    Quack is slang for a doctor.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  16. Quack
    (disambiguation) A `quack` is a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess. `Quack` may also refer to: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quack

  17. Quack
    (horse) `Quack` (1969-1995) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who holds the world record for a three-year-old with the fastest mile and a quarter ever run on dirt. Quack was sired by T.V. Lark, the 1961 American Champion Male Turf Horse, and out of the mare, Quillon, a daughter of the ou...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quack



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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