CostardA clown in Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare), who apes the court wit of Queen Elizabeth's time, but misapplies and miscalls like Mrs. Malaprop or Master Dogberry. CostardA large apple, and, metaphorically, a man's head. (See Costermonger.) “Take him over the costard with the hilts of thy sword.” —Shakespeare: Richard III., i. 4. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Costard from Infoplease:
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