contecker

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• contecker — sb. == a striver. 196 B …   Oldest English Words

• can|tan´ker|ous|ness — can|tan|ker|ous «kan TANG kuhr uhs», adjective. ready to make trouble and oppose anything suggested; ill natured; quarrelsome: »We have a huge, black, cantankerous Persian tomcat that ruthlessly dominates the house (Harper s). SYNONYM(S): crabbed …   Useful english dictionary

• can|tan´ker|ous|ly — can|tan|ker|ous «kan TANG kuhr uhs», adjective. ready to make trouble and oppose anything suggested; ill natured; quarrelsome: »We have a huge, black, cantankerous Persian tomcat that ruthlessly dominates the house (Harper s). SYNONYM(S): crabbed …   Useful english dictionary

• can|tan|ker|ous — «kan TANG kuhr uhs», adjective. ready to make trouble and oppose anything suggested; ill natured; quarrelsome: »We have a huge, black, cantankerous Persian tomcat that ruthlessly dominates the house (Harper s). SYNONYM(S): crabbed, testy.… …   Useful english dictionary

• contacowre — var. of contecker, Obs …   Useful english dictionary