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    Costard
    /ˈkɒstəd/

    noun

    • 1. a cooking apple of a large ribbed variety. British
    • 2. a person's head. archaic, humorous

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › costardCostard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of COSTARD is any of several large English cooking apples.

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › costardCostard - definition of costard by The Free Dictionary

    Define costard. costard synonyms, costard pronunciation, costard translation, English dictionary definition of costard. n. 1. An English variety of large cooking apple. 2. Archaic The human head. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › costardCOSTARD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Costard definition: a large English variety of apple.. See examples of COSTARD used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOSTARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    costard in British English. (ˈkʌstəd ) noun. 1. an English variety of apple tree. 2. the large ribbed apple of this tree. 3. archaic, humorous a slang word for head. Collins English Dictionary.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › costard_n1costard, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun costard mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun costard, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun costard? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › costardcostard - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · costard (plural costards) A large cooking apple. The tree on which large cooking apples grow. (archaic, humorous) The human head.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › costardCostard Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Costard Definition. kästərd. Meanings. Definition Source. Word Forms. Noun. Filter. noun. A variety of large apple, native to England.

  9. www.wordnik.com › words › costardcostard - definition and meaning - Wordnik

    The term, which derived from the words costard (a type of apple) and monger (a seller) is particularly associated with the original "barrow boys" of London who would sell their produce from these wheeled market stalls.

  10. www.worldwidewords.org › ww-cos2World Wide Words: Costard

    Jan 4, 2003 · A costard was originally a native English apple, a large medieval variety that no longer exists. Nobody knows why it got that name, though there is a suspicion that it comes from an Old French word coste for a rib, as the costard was described as angular in shape with pronounced ridges.

  11. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishCOSTARD - Definition in English - bab.la

    Define 'COSTARD'. See more meanings of 'COSTARD' with examples.