Costard

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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              Some [apples] consist more of air than water . . .;
              others more of water than wind, as your costards and
              pomewaters.                           --Muffett.
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     2. The head; -- used contemptuously.
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              Try whether your costard or my bat be the harder.
                                                    --Shak.
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