sod
/sɑd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
Uncountable
verb
To cover with sod.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "The landscapers rolled sod onto the bare earth and made a presentable lawn by nightfall."
- "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]."
- "He sodded the worn areas twice a year."
- "The innermore walls were sod inlayed with roots from trees, plants and weeds."
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: Middle English
- First known use: first attested in the mid-15th century
Word Breakdown
- Root: sod, zoden, sôde
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /sɑd/
- British English: /sɒd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
sods (plural)
sods (present, singular)
sodding (participle, present)
sodded (participle, past)
sodded (past)
more sod (comparative)
most sod (superlative)