Just checked my dictionary for 'cordwainer'and got a second note that cordwainers also are/ can be specialists for certain parts of shoemaking.(Perhaps the party-leaving gent had some tweaking to do in the shop?) I am not sure, but I think that cobblers were more responsible for shoe repair and not necessarily shoe making.
Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "h-cost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 1:54 PM Subject: [h-cost] Corwainers cobblers... what's what? > Corwainers cobblers... what's what? > I was at 16th dance practice last night and one of the gents said he > had to leave early to complete his cordwaining responsibilities. > Since I know he's making a pair of chopines I puzzled whether this is > the right word. Someone suggested "cobbler". Another suggested > chopine-ista, to which yet another said was a great name for the > wearer of chopines. Another posited "chopiñero" (that's the spanish n > with the tilda on top) as the maker of chopines. > > > Corwainers cobblers chopiñeros... what's what? > --cin > Cynthia Barnes > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
