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costard

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cos·tard  (kstrd)
n.
1. An English variety of large cooking apple.
2. Archaic The human head.
[Middle English, from Old North French, possibly from coste, rib (from its ribbed appearance), from Latin costa; see kost- in Indo-European roots.]
costard [ˈkʌstəd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an English variety of apple tree
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the large ribbed apple of this tree
3. Archaic, humorous a slang word for head
[from Anglo-Norman, from Old French coste rib]


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