конова́л — meaning in English
konoval
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English meaning
Senses
конова́л is used for these senses in English:
- farrier A person who maintains the health and balance of horses' feet through the trimming of the hoofs and fitting of horseshoes.
- horse doctor (medicine, derogatory) An incompetent physician.
- quack (pejorative) A fraudulent healer, especially a bombastic peddler in worthless treatments, a doctor who makes false diagnoses for monetary benefit, or an untrained or poorly trained doctor who uses fraudulent credentials to attract patients [from c. 1630]
quack — full definition
- noun The harsh, honking sound a duck makes.
- verb Of a duck, to make its characteristic call.
- noun A person who dishonestly claims medical expertise they don't have, or who peddles fake cures.
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