Crispin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crispin \Cris"pin\ (kr?s"p?n), n.
     1. A shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron saint
        of the craft.
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     2. A member of a union or association of shoemakers.


        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Crispin
       n : patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred
           for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century) [syn: {Saint
           Crispin}, {St. Crispin}]