Meaning of CROSSPATCH
| Pronunciation: | | 'kros`pach
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| | Definition: | | [n] a bad-tempered person |
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| | Synonyms: | | churl, crank, grouch, grump |
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| | See Also: | | crab, crabby person, disagreeable person, fire-eater, hothead, misanthrope, misanthropist, unpleasant person | |
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| | Definition: | | \Cross"patch`\ (-p?ch`; 224), n.
An ill-natured person. [Colloq.] ``Crosspatch, draw the
latch.'' --Mother Goose.
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| | Related Terms: | | anomaly, bear, complainer, crab, crank, dragon, feist, fire-eater, freak, fury, grizzly bear, grouch, grouser, growler, grumbler, hothead, hotspur, individualist, inner-directed person, misfit, naysayer, nonconformist, oddball, sorehead, sourpuss, sport, Tartar, ugly customer, zero hour |
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