1. a large ribbed variety of apple
Usage: archaic
2. the human head
Usage: archaic; humorous

Examples

• The merchant sold costards at the medieval market.
• Large costards were prized for their size and flavor.
• He knocked his costard against the low beam.
• The jester made jokes about the king’s bald costard.
• Costards were commonly grown in English orchards centuries ago.