Definition of Costerd

Definition of Costerd

Costard, a clown in "Love's Labour Lost," who apes the affected court-wits of the time in a misappropriate style.

- Wikipedia

Cos"tard (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. fr. OF. coste rib, side, F. côte, 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.

Some [apples] consist more of air than water . . . ; others more of water than wind, as your costards and pomewaters.
Muffett.

2. The head; -- used contemptuously.

Try whether your costard or my bat be the harder.
Shak.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

COSTARD. The head. I'll smite your costard; I'll give
you a knock on the head.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

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