Costard

//ˈkɒs.tə(ɹ)d// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large cooking apple. British
  2. 2
    The tree on which large cooking apples grow.
  3. 3
    The human head. archaic, humorous

    "Take him ouer the coſtard with the hilts of thy ſword, And then we wil chop him in the malmſey But in the next roome."

Example

More examples

"Coster, costermonger, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns."

Etymology

From Middle English costard, perhaps from Old French coste (“rib”) + -ard, in reference to its ribbed appearance.

Related phrases

cooking apple

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