costard

[ kos-terd, kaw-sterd ]
/ ˈkɒs tərd, ˈkɔ stərd /

noun

a large English variety of apple.
Archaic. the head.

Origin of costard

1250–1300; Middle English, perhaps < Anglo-French, equivalent to coste rib (see coast) + -ard -ard, alluding to the ridges or ribs of the variety

Words nearby costard

costal arch, costal cartilage, costalgia, costanoan, costar, costard, costate, costectomy, costello, costen's syndrome, coster

British Dictionary definitions for costard

costard
/ (ˈkʌstəd) /

noun

an English variety of apple tree
the large ribbed apple of this tree
archaic, jocular a slang word for head

Word Origin for costard

C14: from Anglo-Norman, from Old French coste rib