n. [ Cf. D. kwab eelpout, Dan. quabbe, G. quabbe, quappe, LG. quabbe a fat lump of flesh, and L. capito a kind of fish with a large head, fr. caput the head, also E. squab. ] An unfledged bird; hence, something immature or unfinished. Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Qvacked p. pr. & vb. n. Quacking. ] [ Of imitative origin; cf. D. kwaken, G. quacken, quaken, Icel. kvaka to twitter. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. To utter a sound like the cry of a duck. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast. “ To quack of universal cures.” Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. To act the part of a quack, or pretender. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack medicine; a quack doctor. [ 1913 Webster ]
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