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CORDWAINER
Etymology
Noun
cordwainer (plural cordwainers)
A shoemaker.
A worker in cordwain.
A leather from Córdoba.
A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
Synonyms
• shoemaker
Source: Wiktionary
Cord"wain*er (-r), n. Etym: [OE. cordwaner, cordiner, fr. OF. cordoanier, cordouanier, F. cordonnier.]
Definition: A worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker. [Archaic.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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