sod

noun

1. 1

   The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.

   She there shall dress a sweeter sod / Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.

   They are said to celebrate there every returning spring a great nocturnal festival. On the sod at its brink is spread a table-cloth white as the driven snow, covered with the most delicious viands.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   A piece of this.

   In Walachia, green sods are laid on the window-sills and on the lintels of the doors to avert the uncanny crew [i.e. witches].

verb

1. 1

   To cover with sod.

   He sodded the worn areas twice a year.

   The innermore walls were sod inlayed with roots from trees, plants and weeds.

noun

1. 1

   datedSodomite; bugger.

   The Empire, in particular, was always thick with sods: they strolled side-by-side with the gay girls of the promenade, or stood, in little knots, exchanging gossip, comparing fortunes, greeting one another with flapping hands and high, extravagant voices.

2. 2

   slangA person; often qualified with an adjective.

   You mean old sod!

   poor sod

   unlucky sod

   You silly sod.

3. 3

   Any trifling amount, a bugger, a damn, a jot.

   I don’t care a sod.

interjection

1. 1

   expression of annoyance.

   'Well, I'm afraid we're going to keep you waiting for a bit.' 'Oh sod,' said Fathers. 'I'm behind enough with everything as it is. How long, do you think ?'

verb

1. 1

   slangBugger; sodomize.

2. 2

   slangDamn, curse, confound.

   Sod him!/Sod it!/Sod that bastard!

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of seetheobsoletesimple past of seethe

   Iacob ſod potage ⁊ Eſau came from the feld ⁊ was faine […]

adjective

1. 1

   obsoleteBoiled.

   Beer, if it be over-new, or over-stale, over-strong, or not sod,[…]is most unwholesome, frets, and galls, etc.

2. 2

   Sodden; incompletely risen.

   sod damper

noun

1. 1

   A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump.

   And Mart the cook the shovel took / And swung the damper to and fro. / 'Another sod, so help me God, / That's fourteen in a flamin' row.

noun

1. 1

   The rock dove.

Forms

plural

sods

comparative

more sod

superlative

most sod

past tense

sodded

past participle

sodded

present participle

sodding

third person singular

sods