mazard

/ˈmæzərd/
noun
  1. A type of cherry, especially a small, dark, wild cherry.
    • She picked a handful of mazards from the hedgerow for a pie.
    • Mazards are often used to make cherry brandy because of their intense flavor.
    • The old tree in the backyard produced small mazard cherries every summer.
  2. A head or skull (archaic or humorous).
    • He bumped his mazard on the low beam and winced.
    • Watch your mazard on that shelf—it's lower than it looks.
    • The knight's helmet protected his mazard during the joust.
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