| 单词 | crispin | 
| 释义 | crispinn.  A name given to a shoemaker, in allusion to Crispinus or St. Crispin, the patron saint of shoemakers; also sometimes adopted by the members of trades-unions or benefit societies of shoemakers.  St. Crispin's lance: a shoemaker's awl. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > 			[noun]		 > equipment or materials for > equipment > awl awlc1000 St. Crispin's lance1650 pegging awla1700 stab-awl1840 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > 			[noun]		 > shoemaking > shoemaker souterc1000 cordwainera1100 shoemaker1381 corviser1401 seatsman1719 crispin1721 snob1785 lad of wax1794 shoeman1841 snobber1900 1611    R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Crespin  				Lance de S. Crespin, an Awle.]			 1650    J. Howell Addit. Lett. viii. 13 in  Epistolæ Ho-elianæ 		(ed. 2)	  				A good Shoomaker that can mannage Saint Crispins lance handsomly. 1721    N. Amhurst Terræ-filius 18 Feb.  				What a pretty set of Tradesmen..should we have..if gentle Crispin was appointed to teach the Art and Mystery of Basket-making. 1756    W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans IV. 7  				In company with an honest crispin who dealt very considerably in politicks. 1839    T. Hood My Son & Heir in  Hood's Own 544  				A Crispin he shall not be made. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < | 
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