1. v. & n.
--v.intr. (usu. foll. by at) speak derisively, esp. of serious subjects; mock; be scornful.
--n.
1. mocking words; a taunt.
2 an object of ridicule.
Derivatives:
scoffer n. scoffingly adv.
Etymology: perh. f. Scand.: cf. early mod. Da. skuf, skof jest, mockery 2. v. & n. colloq.
--v.tr. & intr. eat greedily.
--n. food; a meal.
Etymology: (n.) f. Afrik. schoff repr. Du. schoft quarter of a day (hence, meal): (v.) orig. var. of dial. scaff, assoc. with the noun