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mountebanking1 /ˈmaʊntɪˌbaŋkɪŋ/nounBehaviour, practice, or an act characteristic of a mountebank. OriginLate 17th century; earliest use found in John Lacy (c1615–1681), playwright and actor. From mountebank + -ing. mountebanking2 /ˈmaʊntɪˌbaŋkɪŋ/adjectiveResembling a mountebank, that acts as a mountebank; that engages in trickery or persuasion characteristic of a mountebank. OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in John Marston (bap. 1576, d. 1634), poet and playwright. From mountebank + -ing. |