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SWARD
turf, sod, sward, greensward
(noun) surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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 28679th 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
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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