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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 939 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MOUNTEBANK (Ital. montambanco, montimbanco, from montare, to climb up on,
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mount, and banco,
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bench, cf. saltimbanco, an
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acrobat' or dancer, one who dances or leaps on a bench) , a wandering
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juggler,
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story-
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teller, seller of
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quack medicines, &c., who performs his entertainment on a
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platform or raised
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bench, hence any
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charlatan or quack .

End of Article: MOUNTEBANK (Ital. montambanco, montimbanco, from montare, to climb up on, mount, and banco, bench, cf. saltimbanco, an acrobat' or dancer, one who dances or leaps on a bench)
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