Meanings
nouncastock (plural castocks)
plural castocks · alternative custock
- The stalk of kale or cabbage.
The stolen kail was taken home and examined, and according to its height, shape, and features would be the height, shape, and features of the future husband or wife. The taste of the custock, that is, the heart of the stem, was an infallible indication of his or her temper.
1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 10, page 235
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