CROSSPATCH

grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch

(noun) a bad-tempered person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crosspatch (plural crosspatches)

A grumpy, bad-tempered or irascible person.

Synonyms

• grouch

Source: Wiktionary


Cross"patch` (-pch`; 224), n.

Definition: An ill-natured person. [Colloq.] "Crosspatch, draw the latch." Mother Goose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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