scoff (n)

scoff n If for dessert we have boiled duff with coady,or in other words.raisin pudding with molasses sauce,it qualifies the meal to be called a scoff. In fact that word is used for a meal sometimes depending on the time and place in which it is eaten. For instance,a meal of corned beef and cabbage e...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/45429
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Summary:scoff n If for dessert we have boiled duff with coady,or in other words.raisin pudding with molasses sauce,it qualifies the meal to be called a scoff. In fact that word is used for a meal sometimes depending on the time and place in which it is eaten. For instance,a meal of corned beef and cabbage eaten at_ in one's own kitchen at midday would just be dinner,but if the same meal were eaten at midnight, it would be called a scoff; or if eaten on a picnic or in a church hall or.anywhere at an unusual time or place.That is the only meaning which many people know for that word. Yes DNE-cit J. D.A . WIDDOWSON AUG 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.