Costard

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The head;

— used contemptuously.

II. Costard ·noun An apple, large and round like the head.

Related Words

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

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
costard
the head ; a kind of opprobrious word, used by way of contempt, probably alluding to a costard apple...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
costard monger
A dealer in fruit, particularly apples. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose