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costard.

A large cooking apple.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒs.tə(ɹ)d/
  1. A large cooking apple.

    UK
  2. The tree on which large cooking apples grow.

  3. The human head.

    archaic · humorous
Where this word comes from

From Middle English costard, perhaps from Old French coste (“rib”) + -ard, in reference to its ribbed appearance.

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