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Meistersingers
Minstrel tradesmen of Germany, who attempted to revive the
national minstrelsy of the minnesingers, which had fallen into decay.
Hans Sachs, the cobbler (1494-1574), was by far the most celebrated of
these poets.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Meistersingers from Infoplease:
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