cordwain

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by MewBot (talk | contribs) as of 14:46, 12 November 2017.
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From cordovan, from Córdova (a Spanish town), borrowed from Spanish Córdoba.

Noun

[edit]

cordwain (countable and uncountable, plural cordwains)

  1. A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]