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mountebank |
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mountebank [ˈmaʊntɪˌbæŋk] n 1. (Historical Terms) (Medicine) (formerly) a person who sold quack medicines in public places 2. a charlatan; fake vb
(intr) to play the mountebank [from Italian montambanco a climber on a bench, from montare to mount2 + banco bench (see also bank1)] mountebankery n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations mountebank n → Quacksalber m, → Scharlatan m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Peace, good mountebank, I did but utter the truth that was in my heart. l feared the woman had no better thought than to make a mountebank of her child I'm sick and tired of having a forest and a torture-chamber in my house and of living like a mountebank, in a house with a false bottom |
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