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Meanings of old curmudgeon in English

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Usage of old curmudgeon in English
1
The old curmudgeon had gone, but the garden gate was again a-swing.
Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero
2
The old curmudgeon tells anecdote about the original Hilton in Plainview, Texas.
The new yorker
3
The old curmudgeon accompanied the writer to the festivities at the Metropolitan Club.
The new yorker
4
He's an old curmudgeon as can't sleep o' nights for quarrellin' inside him.
A Rough Shaking
5
Let's die, rather than yield ourselves prisoners to such a queer old curmudgeon!
The Boy Slaves
6
The old curmudgeon keeps her judiciously veiled from mortal ken.
A Fascinating Traitor: An Anglo-Indian Story
7
I have been an old curmudgeon with you, I fear.
The Voice on the Wire
8
Mind you, he could be a right old curmudgeon too!
Enchanted Glass
9
Wonder what the old curmudgeon brought her back here for?
The Freebooters of the Wilderness
10
Writer was accompanied by the old curmudgeon & Elaine Cariello.
The new yorker
11
Did I ever call Mr. Knowltop a crusty old curmudgeon?
Dear Enemy
12
The writer attended with the old curmudgeon, who wore a gray silk Dupioni suit.
The new yorker
13
I never saw such a resolute old curmudgeon; and then he's so proud, too!
Poems
14
Mind, I'm not sayin' a word against th' old curmudgeon.
Major Vigoureux
15
Wait and see the deuce of a life I'll lead you, you old curmudgeon!
Petty Troubles of Married Life, Second Part
16
Tells about the first time (1920) the old curmudgeon went to this restaurant.
The new yorker
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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