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companionable(dictionary)
QUACK(law)
quack(dictionary)
quack-quack(dictionary)
quack(4)(dictionary)
quack(3)(dictionary)
quack(2)(dictionary)
quack(1)(dictionary)
quack(medicine)

quack 2, noun (oh) and companionable (iou)


quack 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
[Sense: 1; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: QUACK1]
[Sense: 2-3; Date: 1600-1700; Origin: quacksalver 'quack' (16-19 centuries), from early Dutch, probably from quacken 'to quack, talk' + salf 'cure']
the sound a duck makes
someone who pretends to be a doctor - used in order to show disapproval
::quacks selling weight-loss drugs
BrE informal a doctor
::You'd better go and see the quack with that burn.

companionable (iou)



companionable adjective. E17.
[Alt. of COMPAN(I)ABLE after COMPANION noun1.]
Fitted for companionship; sociable, friendly; agreeable as company. E17.
Fitted to go with or match. rare. E19.
companiona'bility noun E19.
companionableness noun L17.
companionably adverb L17.