Cos"tard (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. fr. OF. coste rib, side, F. cote, 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.

 

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