- crosspatch cross·patch n
- ['krɒsˌpætʃ]
fam permaloso (-a), musone (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
crosspatch cross·patch n
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cross-patch — noun An alternative form of crosspatch, a grouch … Wiktionary
Crosspatch — Cross patch ( p?ch ; 224), n. An ill natured person. [Colloq.] Crosspatch, draw the latch. Mother Goose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crosspatch — cross•patch [[t]ˈkrɔsˌpætʃ, ˈkrɒs [/t]] n. inf a bad tempered or irritable person • Etymology: 1690–1700 … From formal English to slang
crosspatch — [krôs′pach΄] n. [ CROSS + dial. patch, fool, childish person] Informal a cross, bad tempered person … English World dictionary
crosspatch — noun Brit. informal a bad tempered person. Origin C18: from cross + obs. patch fool, clown , perh. from Ital. pazzo madman … English new terms dictionary
crosspatch — n. colloq. a bad tempered person. Etymology: CROSS adj. 1 + obs. patch fool, clown … Useful english dictionary
