3. Subject of laughter, derision, or sport. The cruel handling of the city whereof they made a mockery. 2 Macc. viii. 17.
MOCKING
Mock"ing, a.
Defn: Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive. Mocking bird (Zoöl.), a North American singing bird (Mimus polyglottos), remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing; the outer tail feathers are partly white. The name is also applied to other species of the same genus, found in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. — Mocking thrush (Zoöl.), any species of the genus Harporhynchus, as the brown thrush (H. rufus). — Mocking wren (Zoöl.), any American wren of the genus Thryothorus, esp. T. Ludovicianus.
MOCKINGLY
Mock"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: By way of derision; in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
MOCKINGSTOCK
Mock"ing*stock`, n.
Defn: A butt of sport; an object of derision. [R.]
MOCKISH
Mock"ish, a.
Defn: Mock; counterfeit; sham. [Obs.]
MOCKLE
Moc"kle, a.