Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - scoff
Scoff
scoff
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
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English scof, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Danish skof jest; akin to Old Frisian skof mockery Date: 14th century an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt ; gibe, an object of scorn, mockery, or derision, II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to show contempt by derisive acts or language , transitive verb to treat or address with derision ; mock, ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~ III. verb Etymology: alteration of dialect scaff to eat greedily Date: 1846 transitive verb to eat greedily , seize, intransitive verb to eat something greedily ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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