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Webster 1913 Edition


Crispin

Cris′pin

(kr?s′p?n)
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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

  1. A male given name.
  2. 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

Noun

Crispin (plural Crispins)

  1. (humorous, dated) A shoemaker.
  2. A variety of apple, the Mutsu.