elsin

noun

el·​sin

variants or elshin or elson

ˈels(h)ə̇n

plural -s

dialectal, British

: a shoemaker's awl

Word History

Etymology

Middle English elsen, probably from Middle Dutch elsene, else; akin to Old High German alunsa, alansa awl, German dialect (Swiss) alesne, (assumed) Gothic alisna (whence Old Spanish alesna), Old Norse alr

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