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English → English (gcide) Definition: Costard 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]