costard
/ˈkɒs.tə(ɹ)d/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.19 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The tree on which large cooking apples grow.
Example Sentences
- "Take him ouer the coſtard with the hilts of thy ſword, And then we wil chop him in the malmſey But in the next roome."
- "Good Gentleman goe your gate, and let poore volke paſſe: and ’chud ha’ bin zwaggerd out of my life, ’twould not ha’bin zo long as ’tis, by a vortnight. Nay, come not neere th’old man: keepe out che vor’ye, or ice try whither your Coſtard, or my Ballow be the harder; chill be plaine with you."
Etymology
From Middle English costard, perhaps from Old French coste (“rib”) + -ard, in reference to its ribbed appearance.