quack

adj : medically unqualified; "a quack doctor" [syn: {quack(a)}]

n 1: an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who

dispenses medical advice

2: the harsh sound of a duck

v 1: utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

2: act as a medical quack or a charlatan

QUICK

An early system on the {IBM 701}.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].

(1995-05-11)