To mock or insult; to treat with contempt.
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A scoffer; a railer; a mocker.
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To mock or insult; to treat with contempt.
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To mock or insult; to treat with contempt.
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To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.
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To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.
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One who flouts; a mocker.
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One who, or that which, mocks; a scorner; a scoffer; a derider.
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One who scoffs.
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