old sod
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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First, I scraped off the old sod, most of it the color of urine, in hopes of installing a new front yard the gophers could be proud of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2018
"They've seen my movies and television work, but this is a different art form, so I'm thrilled its back on the old sod."
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2017
Can the stubborn old sod really be expected to reinvent himself?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2017
Golodoff, 6 at the time, recalled running for the shelter of an old sod building as the Imperial troops stormed into the town.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2014
They wouldn’t do that, so they left the old sod and ventured forth in a little sailing-vessel on the mighty deep.
From 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry by Bacheller, Irving
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