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1. (n.) Crispin
Saint, martyred a .d . c285, Roman Christian missionary in Gaul: patron saint of shoemakers.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Crispin, Saint Crispin, St. Crispin
patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
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1. (noun) crispin
a shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron saint of the craft
2. (noun) crispin
a member of a union or association of shoemakers
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1. crispin
the patron saint of shoemakers, of noble birth, who with his brother had to flee from persecution in Rome to Gaul, where they settled at Soissons; preached to the people and supported themselves by shoemaking; they finally suffered martyrdom in 287. Festival, Oct. 25.
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