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cross·patch
/
ˈkrɔsˌpætʃ, ˈkrɒs-
/
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[
kraws
-pach,
kros
-
]
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noun
Informal.
a bad-tempered or irritable person.
Origin:
1690–1700;
cross-
+
patch
1
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crosspatch
(ˈkrɒsˌpætʃ)
—
n
informal
a peevish bad-tempered person
[C18: from
cross
+ obsolete
patch
fool]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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