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单词 crispin
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crispinn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcrispin.
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.
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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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