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quacksalving

/ˈkwækˌsælvɪŋ/

quacksalvingnoun

Translations

Quacksalving is often associated with selling fake medicines.

Шарлатанство часто связано с продажей поддельных лекарств.

Definitions

The practice of pretending to have medical knowledge or skills, often to sell fake remedies or treatments.

The town was wary of the traveling merchant's quacksalving, as he claimed to have a cure for every ailment.

Synonyms

quacksalvingadjective

/ˈkwækˌsælvɪŋ/

Translations

The quacksalving remedies were sold at the fair, promising miraculous cures.

Шарлатанские средства продавались на ярмарке, обещая чудесные исцеления.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a quack or charlatan, especially in the context of medical practices.

The quacksalving remedies offered by the street vendor were nothing more than sugar pills.