old sod
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And he himself was not unaware of his reputation - he once described himself as a "cantankerous old sod".
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2021
Smith and his partners plan to shore up the old sod house, and they’d like to start using the barn to host community events.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 27, 2020
In 2006, he purchased 1,800 acres of property to develop as a luxury golf resort in Scotland, the old sod, his mother’s birthplace.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2019
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
And there’s always somebody from the old sod there to help you if the luck turns on you.
From The Irish Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch
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