crispin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
    St. Crispin; Saint Crispin.

WordNet


Cris"pin noun
Definitions
  1. A shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron sant of the craft.
  2. A member of a union or association of shoemakers.

Webster 1913