Curmudgeon
Pronunciation : Cur*mudg"eon (kr-mj"n)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. cornmudgin, where -mudgin is prob. from OF. muchier, mucier, F. musser to hide; of uncertain origin; cf. OE. muchares skulking thieves, E. miche, micher.]
Definition : Defn: An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl. A gray-headed curmudgeon of a negro. W. Irving.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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