"cordwain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cordwains [plural]
Etymology: From cordovan, from Córdova (“a Spanish town”), borrowed from Spanish Córdoba. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Córdoba}} Spanish Córdoba Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cordwain (countable and uncountable, plural cordwains)
  1. A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: cordovan Derived forms: cordwainer
    Sense id: en-cordwain-en-noun-s8WXkKP1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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