sod house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sod house
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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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
He also found the site of the sod house in “On the Banks of Plum Creek.”
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 3, 2016
His mother had gone west in a covered wagon and grown up in a sod house.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2016
Cutting sod bricks was hard work, and building a sod house could take many weeks.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
She sat right down on the dirt floor of our sod house and started laughing and crying all at the same time.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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