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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOD,
n. Turf; sward; that stratum of earth on the surface which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface. It differs from clod, which may be compact mass of earth without roots; but sod is formed by earth held together by roots.
SOD, a. Made or consisting of sod.
SOD, v.t. To cover with sod; to turf.
SOD, pret. of seethe; also the passive participle. [See Sodden.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots [syn: turf, sod, sward, greensward]
2: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes" [syn: superoxide dismutase, SOD]
3: someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn: sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger]
4: an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink" v
1: cover with sod

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sode; akin to Old Frisian s?tha sod Date: 15th century 1. turf 1; also the grass- and forb-covered surface of the ground 2. one's native land II. transitive verb (sodded; sodding) Date: 1653 to cover with sod or turfs III. noun Etymology: short for sodomite Date: 1818 chiefly British bugger <if I ever find the sod I'll kill him — John Le Carré> <he's not a bad little sod taken by and large — Noel Coward> IV. transitive verb Date: 1904 chiefly British damn 2

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 turf or a piece of turf. 2 the surface of the ground. --v.tr. (sodded, sodding) cover (the ground) with sods. Phrases and idioms: under the sod in the grave. Etymology: ME f. MDu., MLG sode, of unkn. orig. 2. n. & v. esp. Brit. coarse sl. Usage: Often considered a taboo word. --n. 1 an unpleasant or awkward person or thing. 2 a person of a specified kind; a fellow (the lucky sod). --v.tr. (sodded, sodding) 1 (often absol. or as int.) an exclamation of annoyance (sod them, I don't care!). 2 (as sodding adj.) a general term of contempt. Phrases and idioms: sod off go away. Sod's Law = MURPHY'S LAW. Etymology: abbr. of SODOMITE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Seethe Seethe, v. t. [imp. Seethed(Sod, obs.); p. p. Seethed, Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n. Seething.] [OE. sethen, AS. se['o]?an; akin to D. sieden, OHG. siodan, G. sieden, Icel. sj??a, Sw. sjuda, Dan. syde, Goth. saubs a burnt offering. Cf. Sod, n., Sodden, Suds.] To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to seethe flesh. [Written also seeth.] Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. --2 Kings iv. 38.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sod Sod, n. (Zo["o]l.) The rock dove. [Prov. Eng.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sod Sod, obs. imp. of Seethe.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sod Sod, n. [Akin to LG. sode, D. zode, OD. sode, soode, OFries. satha, and E. seethe. So named from its sodden state in wet weather. See Seethe.] That 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. --Collins.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sod Sod, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n. Sodding.] To cover with sod; to turf.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sods) 1. If someone calls another person or something such as a job a sod, they are expressing anger or annoyance towards that person or thing. (BRIT INFORMAL, RUDE) N-COUNT [disapproval] 2. If someone uses an expression such as sod it, sod you, or sod that, they are expressing anger or showing that they do not care about something. (BRIT INFORMAL, RUDE) 3. Sod all means 'nothing at all'. (BRIT INFORMAL, RUDE) PHRASE [emphasis] 4. Sod's Law or sod's law is the idea that if something can go wrong, it will go wrong. (BRIT INFORMAL) PHRASE

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Turf, sward.

Moby Thesaurus

acres, alluvion, alluvium, arable land, bugger, clay, clod, crust, cur, dirt, divot, dog, dry land, dust, earth, freehold, glebe, grassland, greensward, ground, land, landholdings, lithosphere, louse, marginal land, marl, mold, puke, real estate, real property, region, regolith, scum, skunk, snake, soil, subaerial deposit, subsoil, sward, terra, terra firma, terrain, territory, the country, topsoil, turf, woodland, wretch