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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Quarrelsome.

Examples

  • “Sometimes, thaa knows, when hoo's a bit fratchy, I plague her wi' tellin 'o' Dickey o ”

    Lancashire Idylls (1898)

  • “And whenever awm a bit daanhearted, or hardhearted, or fratchy wi 'th' missus, or plaguey wi 'fo'k, aw goes to th' owd flute, and it helps me o'er th 'stile.”

    Lancashire Idylls (1898)

  • “What's more, he's allus reight dahn fratchy after a turn o 'that.”

    A Life's Morning

  • “In her head, Harriet translated her father’s odd speech, substituting the word “quarrelsome” for “fratchy” and “disillusioned” for “disquixotted.””

    Simon & Schuster: Chasing a Rogue

  • “I never knew nor heard tell of her being flighty and fratchy before the squire's trouble. ”

    The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance

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