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- DictionaryCostard/ˈkɒstəd/
noun
- 1. a cooking apple of a large ribbed variety. British
- 2. a person's head. archaic, humorous
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The meaning of COSTARD is any of several large English cooking apples.
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.
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.
The costard was a variety of apple popular in medieval England, and the second apple-variety (after the pearmain) introduced by the Normans. It was grown widely as a commercial crop by the 13th century and was supplied to the household of Edward I in 1292.
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.
3 senses: 1. an English variety of apple tree 2. the large ribbed apple of this tree 3. archaic, humorous → a slang word for.... Click for more definitions.
Costard definition: a large English variety of apple.. See examples of COSTARD used in a sentence.
Costard Definition. kästərd. Meanings. Definition Source. Word Forms. Noun. Filter. noun. A variety of large apple, native to England.
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.
cos•tard (kos′ tərd, kô′ stərd), n. Plant Biology a large English variety of apple. [ Archaic.]the head. Anglo-French, equivalent. to coste rib (see coast) + -ard - ard, alluding to the ridges or ribs of the variety. Middle English, perh. 1250–1300.
