Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quack-salver

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: quack--salver
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of quacksalver.

Example Sentences

"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—"
"“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."

Inflected Forms

quack-salvers (plural)

Questions

What does quack-salver mean?: Alternative form of quacksalver.

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