coster — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

Clipping of costermonger.

It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.

2

A costard: a large apple good for cooking; any apple.

3

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Acraea.

name

1

A surname.

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1

COSTER + NOUN

costard, costermonger

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01

It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men'

Wiktionary

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Coster, costermonger, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns.

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