1716 T. Ward 129 Pray take it not, you old Cur-mudgeon, so much in snuff and evil dudgeon.
1860 G. J. Whyte-Melville 377 A thankless old curmudgeon.
1909 383/1 It's better than living with an old curmudgeon like Uncle Peter.
2001 J. O'Brien xiii. 204 Grandpa Farmer used to say this, playacting the old curmudgeon.