Definition of Saltembanco
Sal`tim*ban"co (?), n. [It., literally,
one who leaps or mounts upon a bench; saltare to leap +
in in, upon + banco a bench.] A mountebank; a
quack. [Obs.] [Written also santinbanco.]
Saltimbancos, quacksalvers, and
charlatans. Sir T. Browne.
Sal`tim*ban"co (?), n. [It., literally,
one who leaps or mounts upon a bench; saltare to leap +
in in, upon + banco a bench.] A mountebank; a
quack. [Obs.] [Written also santinbanco.]
Saltimbancos, quacksalvers, and
charlatans. Sir T. Browne.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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