costard
tərd, ˈkɔ noun
1.
a large English variety of apple.
2.
Archaic. the head.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an English variety of apple tree |
| 2. | the large ribbed apple of this tree |
| 3. | archaic, jocular a slang word for head |
| [C14: from Anglo-Norman, from Old French coste rib] | |
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Word Origin & History
costard
late 13c., coster, perhaps from Anglo-Fr. or O.Fr. coste "rib" (from L. costa "rib"). A kind of large apple with prominent "ribs," i.e. one having a shape more like a green pepper than a plain, round apple. Also applied derisively to "the head." Common 14c.-17c. but limited to fruit-growers afterward.
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