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Thesaurus: charlatanry

Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism.

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  1. n. Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism.
  2. Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism. CHARLES'S WAIN Charles's Wain. Etym: [Charles + wain; cf. AS. Carles w (for wægn), Sw. karlvagnen, Dan. karlsvogn. See Churl, and Wain.] (Astron.) The group of seven stars, commonly called the Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See Ursa major, under Ursa. Note: The name is sometimes also applied to the Constellation.
  3. Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism.
  4. n. Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism.