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crosspatch

[ kraws-pach, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˌpætʃ, ˈkrɒs- /

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noun Informal.

a bad-tempered or irritable person.

Origin of crosspatch

First recorded in 1690–1700; cross- + patch¹

Words nearby crosspatch

crossopterygian, crossover, crossover distortion, crossover network, crossover value, crosspatch, crosspiece, crossrail, crossroad, crossroads, crossroads care attendant scheme

Example sentences from the Web for crosspatch

Now here is where I come in again—Queen Crosspatch—who is telling you this story.

Racketty-Packetty House |Frances H. Burnett
The two heads were close together, and the Crosspatch Conductor smiled as he passed them.

Glory and the Other Girl |Annie Hamilton Donnell
The train was wriggling into motion, and Glory caught sight of the Crosspatch Conductor on one end of the platform.

Glory and the Other Girl |Annie Hamilton Donnell
King Crosspatch would sigh, as he watched the old man at work.

The Green Forest Fairy Book |Loretta Ellen Brady

I'm a crosspatch to-night, and I ought to sit by the fire and spin, instead of gamboling.

Jane Journeys On |Ruth Comfort Mitchell

British Dictionary definitions for crosspatch

crosspatch

/ (ˈkrɒsˌpætʃ) /

noun

informal a peevish bad-tempered person

Word Origin for crosspatch

C18: from cross + obsolete patch fool