Entry: nostrum (n.)
In context: "Hardcore panhandlers stem like they're selling nostrums to small crowds."
Definition: A quack remedy or patent medicine, esp. one prepared by the person recommending it.
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SNOOT score: 1
Page: 621
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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