Quack-salver
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quack-salver is a noun meaning Alternative form of quacksalver.
Meaning
Alternative form of quacksalver.
Example Sentences
“I come before you, ladies and gentlemen, […] to introduce to you what I call my Elixir Anthropos— […]” […] [H]e 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.
Wid[ow]. Why, Man's Life is but a Flower, Mr. Jolly, and the Flower withers, and Man withers, as Mr. Knock-down obſerv'd laſt Sabbath-day at Evening Exerciſe: But, Neighbour, you're paſt the Flower, you've grown old as well as I— / Jol[ly]. I'the very Flower; that damn'd Quack-ſalver—
Word Forms
- quack-salvers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quacksalver, salver, quackster, saludador, quacker, quackbuster.
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