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cos·tard (k

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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]

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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