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costard |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Costard \Cos"tard\ (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. fr OF coste rib, side F. c[^o]te, and meaning orig., a ribbed apple, from the ribs or angles on its sides. See {Coast}.] 1. An apple, large and round like the head. Some [apples] consist more of air than water . . .; others more of water than wind, as your costards and pomewaters. --Muffett. 2. The head; -- used contemptuously. Try whether your costard or my bat be the harder. --Shak.