SWARD

turf, sod, sward, greensward

(noun) surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

sward (countable and uncountable, plural swards)

(uncountable) A layer of earth into which grass has grown; turf; sod.

(countable) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.

(obsolete, UK, dialect) Skin; covering.

Synonyms

• (earth into which grass has grown): grass, turf, sod

• (land covered with grass): clearing, field, greensward, lawn, meadow, yard

Verb

sward (third-person singular simple present swards, present participle swarding, simple past and past participle swarded)

(transitive) To cover with sward.

Etymology 2

Noun

sward (plural swards)

(Philippines) A homosexual man.

Anagrams

• -wards, draws, wards

Proper noun

Sward (plural Swards)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sward is the 28679^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 831 individuals. Sward is most common among White (95.19%) individuals.

Anagrams

• -wards, draws, wards

Source: Wiktionary

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Sward, n. Etym: [AS. sweard skin, covering; akin to OFries. swarge, D. zwoord, G. schwarte, Icel. svör skin, sward of the earth.]

1. Skin; covering. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

2. The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass; turf. The sward was trim as any garden lawn. Tennyson. Sward pork, bacon in large fitches. [Prov. Eng.]

Sward, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Swarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Swarding.]

Definition: To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward. Mortimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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