noun
or el·shin or el·son ˈels(h)ə̇n
( -s )
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 — more at awl
dialect Britain : a shoemaker's awl