sod house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sod house
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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His father had grown up in a homestead sod house on the Kansas plains.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 22, 2016
His mother had gone west in a covered wagon and grown up in a sod house.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2016
Visitors also are encouraged to visit other historical sites and points of interest, including the rock schoolhouse, sod house, historical grave sites and the park’s visitors’ center.
From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2014
To build a sod house, settlers cut the sod into bricks.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
After taking one last look at the sod house, Papa cracked the whip and they left Missouri for the Oklahoma Territory.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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