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crosspatch

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cross·patch  (krôspch, krs-)
n.
A peevish, irascible person; a grouch.
[cross + patch, jester.]
crosspatch
Noun
Informal a bad-tempered person [cross + obsolete patch fool]
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Noun1.crosspatchcrosspatch - 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
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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.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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