cordwain
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cord·wain

noun \ˈkrd-ˌwān\

Definition of CORDWAIN

archaic
: cordovan leather

Origin of CORDWAIN

Middle English cordwane, from Anglo-French cordewan, from Old Spanish cordovano, cordován
First Known Use: 14th century

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