The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crosspatch \Cross"patch`\ (-p?ch`; 224), n. An ill-natured person. [Colloq.] "Crosspatch, draw the latch." --Mother Goose. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
crosspatch n 1: a bad-tempered person [syn: grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch]