What era are we talking about? In the classic Brother's Grimm tale, "The
Elves and the Shoemaker," the shoemaker is also referred to as a cobbler.
Dictionary.com defines a cobbler as one who makes shoes and boots.
Dictionary.com also says cordwainer is an archaic word for a shoemaker.
Natalie
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From: "Lloyd Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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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
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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
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