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fog scoffer Obs. 
a phenomenon resembling a rainbow, occurring in a fog about to dissipate.
See also: fog-eater
- 1748 Our Sailors fancy, that these drive away the Fogs, and have therefore bestowed on them the Name of Fog Scoffers; whereas in reality that are the last remnants of the Fog, that by a Reverberation of the Sun Beams, produce these Appearances.
- 1748 Our Sailors fancy, that these drive away the Fogs, and have therefore bestowed on them the Name of Fog Scoffers; whereas in reality that are the last remnants of the Fog, that by a Reverberation of the Sun Beams, produce these Appearances.