sod.
The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
Meaning & usage
The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.
The landscapers rolled sod onto the bare earth and made a presentable lawn by nightfall.
A piece of this.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sod, sodde first attested in the mid-15th century, from Middle Dutch zoden (“turf”) or Middle Low German sôde, soede (“turf”), both related to Dutch zode (“turf”), German Sode (“turf”), Old Frisian sātha (“sod”), all being of uncertain ultimate origin.
To cover with sod.
He sodded the worn areas twice a year.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sod, sodde first attested in the mid-15th century, from Middle Dutch zoden (“turf”) or Middle Low German sôde, soede (“turf”), both related to Dutch zode (“turf”), German Sode (“turf”), Old Frisian sātha (“sod”), all being of uncertain ultimate origin.
Sodomite; bugger.
A person; often qualified with an adjective.
You mean old sod!
poor sod
Any trifling amount, a bugger, a damn, a jot.
I don’t care a sod.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of sodomite or sodomize.
expression of annoyance.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of sodomite or sodomize.
Bugger; sodomize.
Damn, curse, confound.
Sod him!/Sod it!/Sod that bastard!
Where this word comes from
Clipping of sodomite or sodomize.
Boiled.
Beer, if it be over-new, or over-stale, over-strong, or not sod,[…]is most unwholesome, frets, and galls, etc.
Sodden; incompletely risen.
sod damper
Where this word comes from
From the Old English plural past tense, or a back-formation from the past participle sodden.
A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English plural past tense, or a back-formation from the past participle sodden.
The rock dove.
simple past of seethe
Where this word comes from
From the Old English plural past tense, or a back-formation from the past participle sodden.
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