elsin

E1L1S1I1N1
/ˈɛlzɪn/

noun

A shoemaker's awl.

OriginMiddle English aslen ← Middle Dutch elsene ← Old High German alansa →
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Meanings

nounelsin (plural elsins)

plural elsins · alternative elsen

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteA shoemaker's awl.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*alasnō
  2. Old High Germanalansa
  3. Middle Dutchelsene
  4. Middle Englishaslen
  5. Englishelsin

From Middle English aslen, elsen (“an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool”), either from Middle Dutch elsene, alsene, from Old High German alansa, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō, or from an unrecorded Old English form.

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APA

elsin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elsin

MLA

“elsin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elsin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elsin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elsin.

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