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  • sod — sod1 [sɔd US sa:d] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Dutch; Origin: Middle Low German sode] 1.) BrE informal not polite a very offensive word for someone, especially a man, who you think is stupid or annoying ▪ Get up, you lazy sod! 2.) be a sod BrE… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sod — 1 noun 1 (C) BrE informal an impolite word meaning a stupid or annoying person, especially a man: Get up, you lazy sod! 2 be a sod BrE informal an impolite expression meaning to be very difficult: That door s a sod to open. 3 poor sod BrE spoken… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sod — or turf is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a piece of this material.The term sod may be used to mean turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns. However, in British English such… …   Wikipedia

  • Sod (Vulgarity) — Sod in British English is a mildly offensive term for a person, derived from sodomite [ [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=sod Sod] at the Online Etymology Dictionary] but rarely nowadays used with this meaning. It has many uses, but… …   Wikipedia

  • Sod (disambiguation) — Sod can refer to:* Sod, another word for turf, or a piece of turf. * Sod (Vulgarity), a term used mainly in British English and somewhat offensive.SOD or S.O.D. can be an abbreviation for:* Screen of Death * Secretary of Defense * Septo optic… …   Wikipedia

  • sod´den|ness — sod|den «SOD uhn», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. soaked through; saturated: »My clothes were sodden with rain. 2. heavy and moist; soggy: »This bread is sodden because it was not baked well.o> 3. dull looking; stupid: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • sod´den|ly — sod|den «SOD uhn», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. soaked through; saturated: »My clothes were sodden with rain. 2. heavy and moist; soggy: »This bread is sodden because it was not baked well.o> 3. dull looking; stupid: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • sod|den — «SOD uhn», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. soaked through; saturated: »My clothes were sodden with rain. 2. heavy and moist; soggy: »This bread is sodden because it was not baked well.o> 3. dull looking; stupid: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • sod all — n [U] BrE informal not polite nothing at all ▪ I got sod all from the deal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sod Webworm — Taxobox name = Crambus image width = 220px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera unranked familia = Obtectomera superfamilia = Pyraloidea familia = Crambidae subfamilia =… …   Wikipedia

  • Sod roof — A sod roof or turf roof is a traditional Scandinavian type of roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Until the late 19th century it was the most common roof on rural log houses in large… …   Wikipedia

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