sod house
a house built of strips of sod, laid like brickwork, and used especially by settlers on the Great Plains, when timber was scarce.
Origin of sod house
1- Also called soddie, soddy.
Words Nearby sod house
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How to use sod house in a sentence
And as he did so, he regarded the spot where the sod house had once stood and wherein he had spent many happy days.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxHere he secured work, saved some money, and bought a homestead in Bradford Township, and erected thereon a sod house.
The days crept slowly by, and times grew more and more uncomfortable in the little sod house.
Two days later Roberts delivered his man to the deputy sheriff who had charge of the sod-house jail in the little town.
Oh, You Tex! | William Macleod RaineThe back door of the sod-house opened, and through the night stillness floated the faint strumming of a guitar.
Oh, You Tex! | William Macleod Raine
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