MERRY-ANDREW
\mˈɛɹiˈandɹuː], \mˈɛɹiˈandɹuː], \m_ˈɛ_ɹ_i__ˈa_n_d_ɹ_uː]\
Definitions of MERRY-ANDREW
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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An itinerant quack, who exposes his nostrums for sale at fairs and markets. See Charlatan. - So called from Dr. Andrew Boorde, who lived in the reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Queen Mary, and who was in the habit of frequenting fairs and markets, at which he harangued the populace.
By Robley Dunglison
