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Webster 1913 Edition
Crispin
Cris′pin
(kr?s′p?n)
, Noun.
1.
A shoemaker; – jocularly so called from the patron saint of the craft.
2.
A member of a union or association of shoemakers.
Definition 2024
Crispin
Crispin
English
Proper noun
Crispin
- A male given name.
- A Roman shoemaker, martyr and saint (brother of Crispinian); patron saint of cobblers and tanners.
Quotations
- ~1599 William Shakespeare: King Henry the Fifth: Act IV, Scene II:
- And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by
- From this day to the ending of the world
- But we in it shall be remembered
Translations
Christian saint
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Noun
Crispin (plural Crispins)