elsin
noun
el·sin
variants or elshin or elson
ˈels(h)ə̇n
plural -s
dialectal, British
: a shoemaker's awl
Word History
Etymology
Middle English elsen, probably from Middle Dutch elsene, else; akin to Old High German alunsa, alansa awl, German dialect (Swiss) alesne, (assumed) Gothic alisna (whence Old Spanish alesna), Old Norse alr