crackow

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crackow

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

noun crackows · cracow · crakow · crackowe

A type of shoe worn in the Middle Ages, with a pointy pike. The crackows or piked shoes of Richard II. were rivalled in absurdity by the sleeves which came into fashion in the beginning of his successor’s reign, […]
The pike on this shoe.
Similar: poulaine

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noun pointed shoe worn in the Middle Ages

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@misc{crackow_2026,
  title = {crackow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crackow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}