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An apple, large and round like the head.

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  1. n. An apple, large and round like the head.
  2. n. The head; -- used contemptuously.
  3. 1. An apple, large and round like the head. Some [apples] consist more of air than water . . . ; others more of water than wind, as your costards and pomewaters. Muffett. 2. The head; -- used contemptuously. Try whether your costard or my bat be the harder. Shak.
  4. n. An apple, large and round like the head. n. The head; -- used contemptuously.