'Sometimes, thaa knows, when hoo's a bit fratchy, I plague her wi' tellin 'o' Dickey o '.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lancashire Idylls (1898)] Reference

And whenever awm a bit daanhearted, or hardhearted, or fratchy wi 'th' missus, or plaguey wi 'fo'k, aw goes to th' owd flute, and it helps me o'er th 'stile.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lancashire Idylls (1898)] Reference

What's more, he's allus reight dahn fratchy after a turn o 'that.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Life's Morning] Reference

I never knew nor heard tell of her being flighty and fratchy before the squire's trouble. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance] Reference