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Cordonar, -er, n. Also: cordonner. [OF. cordoanier. Cf. Cordenar, Cordinar(e.] A cordwainer; a shoemaker.(a) 1428–31 Coll. Ayr & W. I. 227.
In eadem causa, Jacobus Cordonar in voluntate 1488 Dunferm. B. Rec. 2.
Iohne of Wallod cordonar 1497 Treas. Acc. I. 335.
Giffin to Iames Lintoune, the cordonar, be the Kingis command, for schone and butis tane to him 1527 Ib. V. 329.
To Iohne Davidson, cordonar, takand ȝeirlie x li. in his fe 1549 Compl. 182/15.
This subtel cordonar presentit the corbe til Augustus Ib. 18, 24. 1572 Diurn. Occurr. 265.
Alexander Sousie cramer, … Muttok souldiour and cordonar 1593 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 89.
Gif cordonaris within burgh be barkeris of ledder 1640 Peebles Gleanings 217.
John Buchannan, cordonar in Peblis(b) 1594 Misc. Maitl. Cl. I. 67.
James Steyne cordoner, burges of Glasgw 1595 Duncan Appendix.
Subula, a cordoners elsine 1628 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. II. 178.
They conveened before thame the cordonners of the said burgh … to give thair advice for conformeing the pryces of boots and shoone 1659 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 433.
To keep thair craimes … be wast where the cordoners stands 1676 Corshill Baron Ct. 132.
An arreistment vpon shoes … pertaineing to Johne Boyd, cordonerattrib. 1639 Lanark B. Rec. 132.
The said deacone … of the said cordoner craft Ib.
Ilk person that sall happin to sell … ony cordoner work in the mercat