'Costard' definitions:

Definition of 'Costard'

From: GCIDE
  • Costard \Cos"tard\ (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. fr. OF. coste rib, side, F. c[^o]te, 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Some [apples] consist more of air than water . . .; others more of water than wind, as your costards and pomewaters. --Muffett. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The head; -- used contemptuously. [1913 Webster]
  • Try whether your costard or my bat be the harder. --Shak. [1913 Webster]