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But scored him on the costard, and so the jug was broke.— The Book of Humorous Verse
By saying that a costard was broken in a shin.— The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare
"I doubt me much," said Peter Stuyvesant, "that thou art some scurvy costard-monger knave.— Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I
I'sh knock thee on the costard, I would thou it knew --— A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1
"I doubt me much," said Peter Stuyvesant, "that thou art some scurvy costard-monger knave: how didst thou acquire this paramount honor and dignity?"— Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete
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