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costard

[ kos-terd, kaw-sterd ]

noun

  1. a large English variety of apple.
  2. Archaic. the head.

costard

/ ˈkʌstəd /

noun

  1. an English variety of apple tree
  2. the large ribbed apple of this tree
  3. archaic.
    a slang word for head
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of costard1

1250–1300; Middle English, perhaps < Anglo-French, equivalent to coste rib ( coast ) + -ard -ard, alluding to the ridges or ribs of the variety
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Word History and Origins

Origin of costard1

C14: from Anglo-Norman, from Old French coste rib

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