costard
[ kos-terd, kaw-sterd ]
noun
a large English variety of apple.
Archaic. the head.
Origin of costard
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British Dictionary definitions for costard
costard
/ (ˈkʌstəd) /
noun
an English variety of apple tree
the large ribbed apple of this tree
archaic, jocular a slang word for head
Origin of costard
1C14: from Anglo-Norman, from Old French coste rib
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