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Feb 16, 2012
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cross-grained



Pronunciation: (krôs'grānd', kros'-), [key]
—adj.
1. having the grain running transversely or diagonally, or having an irregular or gnarled grain, as timber.
2. stubborn; perverse.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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