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Webster 1913 Edition
Costard
Cos′tard
(k?s′t?rd)
, Noun.
[Prob. fr. OF.
coste
rib, side, F. côte
, 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. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Costard
COSTARD
,Noun.
1.
A head. [Not used.]2.
An apple, round and bulky, like the head.