"costard" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒs.tə(ɹ)d/ Forms: costards [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English costard, perhaps from Old French coste (“rib”) + -ard, in reference to its ribbed appearance. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|costard}} Middle English costard, {{der|en|fro|coste||rib}} Old French coste (“rib”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} costard (plural costards)
  1. (British) A large cooking apple. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-costard-en-noun-ZQJkRbUM Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 31 4
  2. The tree on which large cooking apples grow.
    Sense id: en-costard-en-noun-02tSsT4T
  3. (archaic, humorous) The human head. Tags: archaic, humorous
    Sense id: en-costard-en-noun-rAWubL1L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: coster [obsolete] Related terms: costermonger

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for costard meaning in English (1.6kB)

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