His ears flushing red with high dudgeon.
“If it lands in my yard
“Then I'll hoist your petard!
“And don't snivel and whine, I'm not budgin'!”
Based on the suggestion: “curmudgeon”
Fun fact: While looking up rhymes for “curmudgeon” I stumbled across two delightfully named bits of hardware: the “gudgeon” and the “pintle.” It seems they are most commonly used on boat rudders and on window shutters, enabling the various parts to swivel freely.
(Picture from Wikipedia's "gudgeon" page)
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