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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of costard¹

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