Morning Trivia

Oct 26, 2005 09:57

Yesterday was St. Crispin's Day.
It is a holiday in celebration of Shoemakers.

Boot and shoemakers are often commonly called "cobblers". But the word cobbler is more properly applied to shoe repairmen. Those who actually make footwear are known as "cordwainers".

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aivalli October 26 2005, 18:39:40 UTC
Boot and shoemakers are often commonly called "cobblers". But the word cobbler is more properly applied to shoe repairmen. Those who actually make footwear are known as "cordwainers".

What about those who just bootstrap then ? :-?

-nerdy

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