old sod
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mr Williams said: "I'm just a stubborn old sod and I'm not going to give in. I would appreciate it if anybody said to me 'you were right and we were wrong'."
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
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
Plans are still in the works to move the old sod house from Oregon Trail Park to the museum.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 17, 2018
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
Tis the old sod itself," he kept repeating, "Erin go bragh.
From Greener Than You Think by Ward Moore
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