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crosspatch

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cross·patch  (krôspch, krs-)
n.
A peevish, irascible person; a grouch.
[cross + patch, jester.]
crosspatch [ˈkrɒsˌpætʃ]
n
Informal a peevish bad-tempered person
[from cross + obsolete patch fool]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crosspatch - a bad-tempered personcrosspatch - a bad-tempered person                
crank, grouch, grump, churl
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
crabby person, crab - a quarrelsome grouch
hothead, fire-eater - a belligerent grouch
misanthrope, misanthropist - someone who dislikes people in general
Translations
crosspatch [ˈkrɒspætʃ] N → gruñón/ona m/f, cascarrabias mf
crosspatch [ˈkrɒsˌpætʃ] n (fam) → permaloso/a, musone/a
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An' the team he come in a-waitin' this minute at the door for him, jest as if he wa'n't the cranky old crosspatch he is, what never talks ter no one
Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. View in context
But it's no use to ask such a crosspatch to take me.
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