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I . quack1 [kwæk] N

1. quack (duck's sound):

quack
Quaken nt

2. quack childspeak (duck):

quack
quack

II . quack1 [kwæk] VB intr

I . quack2 [kwæk] pej N

quack MED (fake doctor)
Quacksalber(in) m (f) pej
quack Brit, Aus sl (doctor)
Doktor m inf

II . quack2 [kwæk] pej ADJ attr, inv pej

quack doctor
Kurpfuscher(in) m (f) pej
quack doctor
Quacksalber(in) m (f) pej
quack medicine [or remedy]
Mittelchen nt pej
quack treatment
quack treatment

quack-quack [ˈkwækˌkwæk] N childspeak (duck)

quack grass, couch grass N

quack grass

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

quack doctor
Quacksalber(in) m (f) pej
quack treatment
quack medicine [or remedy]
Mittelchen nt pej

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He leans out of the window to warn the ships, but the foghorn stops and all he can do is quack.
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Fans would often quack and blow duck callers before the band began playing.
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And it seems to me that you are no better than the so-called marvel-mongers, nay not even than the rest of the quacks and sophists.
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The male has a distinctive crackling mating call; the female is rather silent for a female duck, but can manage a feeble "quack".
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Forty pints of wallop a day will keep away the quacks.
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Accordingly, if any quack or trickster, who can press his advantage, comes among them he can acquire great wealth in a very short time by imposing on simple-minded people.
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The duck could reportedly eat and digest, drink, quack, and splash in a pool.
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Entries in this list should be limited to clear examples, and the sources documenting them being called quacks should be well-referenced.
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This morning, at the quack of dawn, we heard and then saw, this bird on a pyre -- a duck on our neighbour's chimney pot.
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The brown skua's call is a harsh "hah-hah-hah-hah"; quacking and croaking noises have also been heard.
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