Words Seldom Seen: Cordwainer

Cordwainer

Noun: A shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather.

Example: He was a cordwainer and he looked down on cobblers who merely repaired shoes.

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The art of hand making shoes and the word that goes with it have almost died. I never knew a cordwainer and I think I never will.

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