Coster, costermonger, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns.
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Coster, costermonger, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns.
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On the pavement below, a foot passer might squeeze by a costard monger’s cart, but two carts abreast could not pass.
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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.
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Good Gentleman goe your gate, and let poore volke paſſe: and ’chud ha’ bin zwaggerd out of my life, ’twould not ha’bin zo long as ’tis, by a vortnight. Nay, come not neere th’old man: keepe out che vor’ye, or ice try whither your Coſtard, or my Ballow be the harder; chill be plaine with you.
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