English Explanatory Dictionary

crackow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of shoe worn in the Middle Ages, with a pointy pike.
  2. The pike on this shoe.

Word forms

crackow crackows cracow crakow

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English crakou, crawcow, named after Cracow in Poland, where they were first worn in the 14th century.

Synonyms

poulaine
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