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mockingstock

mockingstock noun: a butt of jokes; laughing stock.

Noun

mockingstock (plural not attested)

  1. (archaic, no plural) A butt of jokes; laughing stock.

Questions about mockingstock

What does mockingstock mean?
Mockingstock means a butt of jokes; laughing stock.
What part of speech is mockingstock?
Mockingstock is a noun.

Words near mockingstock in the dictionary

  1. mockingbird
  2. mockingbirds
  3. mockingly
  4. mockingness
  5. mockings
  6. mockingstock
  7. Mockinya
  8. mockish
  9. mockito
  10. mockitos
  11. Mockler

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