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crosspatch definition

cross·patch (-pac̸h′)

noun

Informal a cross, bad-tempered person

Etymology: cross- + dial. patch, fool, childish person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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