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Meaning of "old sod" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD SOD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD SOD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Old sod is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLD SOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of old sod in the English dictionary

The definition of old sod in the dictionary is one's native country.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD SOD

old rose
Old Saxon
old school
old school tie
old skool
Old Slavic
Old Slavonic
old soldier
Old South
old Spanish customs
old Spanish practices
old squaw
old stager
Old Stone Age
old style
old sweat
old talk

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD SOD

blood
Bollywood
childhood
cod
food
from the wood
god
good
Hollywood
hood
iPod
method
mod
neighborhood
od
period
pod
resod
sod
wood

Synonyms and antonyms of old sod in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «old sod» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD SOD

Find out the translation of old sod to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of old sod from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «old sod» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

旧草皮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

viejo césped
570 millions of speakers

English

old sod
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुराने वतन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أبله القديم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старый дерн
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sod velho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরানো সোড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vieux gazon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sod lama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alte Grasnarbe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

古い芝
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오래된 잔디
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lawas sod
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cỏ cũ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய புளிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुना नकोसा वाटणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yaşlılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vecchio sod
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stary skurwysyn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

старий дерен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

SOD vechi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλιό χλοοτάπητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou sooi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gammal sod
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gamle torv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of old sod

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD SOD»

The term «old sod» is normally little used and occupies the 116.584 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD SOD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about old sod

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2 QUOTES WITH «OLD SOD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word old sod.
1
Jo Brand
I like to read my diary occasionally to remind myself what a miserable, alienated old sod I used to be.
2
Michael Gambon
Maybe that is why kids like Dumbledore: because he is funny rather than a miserable old sod with a long white beard.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD SOD»

Discover the use of old sod in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to old sod and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Old Sod: The Odd Life and Inner Work of William G. Gray
Biography of William G. Gray, the British occultist and magician whose pioneering work on the Qabalah and ritual magic contributed enormously to the modern pagan and wiccan revivals.
Alan Richardson, Marcus Claridge, 2011
2
From the Old Sod to the Naugatuck Valley
A native of Connecticut, she also lived and worked in New Mexico before settling in Baltimore, where she is an Associate Professor of Visual Arts at Loyola University Maryland. This is her first scholarly book.
Janet Maher, 2012
3
Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver
2. Before laying sod, till or thoroughly rake the soil. Remove all dead grass and debris, and level the grade. 3. Old sod: Old sod has many yellow grass blades among the green blades. It may be weak from water or heat stress and will establish ...
Denny Schrock, Ortho Books, 2004
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Turfgrass Maintenance Reduction Handbook: Sports, Lawns, and ...
The dilemma with reconstruction is: What do you do with the old sod? Turf just a few years old can accumulate a substantial thatch. Tilling the thatch carves it into pieces but doesn't get rid of it. The mounds of remaining sod pieces make ...
Doug Brede, 2000
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About the House with Henri de Marne: How to Maintain, ...
Doing so will cause the old sod to rot and develop mold that will kill the new sod. Moreover, the old sod prevents the new sod from getting nutrients from the soil itself. You should remove the old sod with a spade by cutting it in squares that are  ...
Henri De Marne, 2007
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Extension Bulletin
The tests show that quack grass seeds mature earlierjjn old sod where the vegetative growth is not strong on account of crowding than on cultivated ground, because there the mat of underground stems is broken up. Thcy^also show that the ...
University of Minnesota. Dept. of Agriculture. Extension Division, 1915
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Station Bulletin
10 QUACK GRASS ERADICATION. Source of Seed Notes Date Gathered Dates of Planting and No. of Seeds Planted Percentage of Germination, 3-Year Average 1909 1910 May 26 1911 May 31 1912 May 15 Field Test Old sod In blossom.
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1915
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Bulletin - Agricultural Experiment Station, University of ...
10 QUACK GRASS ERADICATION. Source of Seed Notes Date Gathered Dates of Planting and No. of Seeds Planted Percentage of Germination, 3- Year Average Field Test 1909 1910 May 26 1911 May 31 1912 May 15 Old sod In blossom.
University of Minnesota. Agricultural Experiment Station, 1915
9
Handbook of Integrated Pest Management for Turf and Ornamentals
After 20 or more years of continuous cropping, irrigation risers remain the same height and shallow soils have the same depth to bedrock. Sod cut to an average ' /2 in. soil thickness has shown that in 3-year-old sod approximately '/i6 in. of soil ...
Anne R. Leslie, 1994
10
Report
In blossom.. July 8 100 100 100 0.33 Corn field spring plowed. In blossom.. July 9 200 200 200 . 50 Old sod . . . . . . . In blossom.. July 9 200 200 200 . 66 Corn field 3 Apparently spring plowed. in full bloom... . . July 12 200 200 200 .66 Old sod .
Minnesota. Agricultural Experiment Station, Saint Anthony Park, 1917

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD SOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term old sod is used in the context of the following news items.
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As Economy Grows, Can Ireland Persuade Expats to Come Back …
... their own talents, their own prospects and they're probably not going to be as readily sold on a vision of returning to the old sod as they might ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Parochial schools were built on a foundation of parents and …
... Father Danny Cahill and Father Patrick Fitzpatrick, who were assigned as Associate Pastors, and a bit of "the old sod" came to the parish. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
3
Old Course -- like most -- has gone from friend to foe for Tiger
And on a morning, no less, when the John Deere Classic got carried over to the old sod. In the same wave as Woods, guys were tossing down ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
4
You Can't Kill Mr. Goodbar
She's not far enough removed from the old sod for that kind of blissful impracticality. She goes to City College, where she has an affair with an ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
5
Art Feature: Deserts of Mars
... claim to be the reincarnated Crowley, and you can find the old sod's head poking out between Sri Yukteswar and Mae West on Sgt. Pepper. «Weekly Alibi, Jul 15»
6
5 OVERRATED HORROR “CLASSICS”
... to piggy back on the success of Shyamalan's seminal showpiece – there was only 2 years between them after all – but I'm a cynical old sod. «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
7
Nikki Grahame interview - 'Helen Wood can go back to selling her …
I didn't think I'd get on with Jack, I thought he was a grumpy old sod but he's actually so funny and he's been so consistent, he's polite and, he's ... «FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Grumpy Dad Takes on Teachers
I know I'm a grumpy old sod and that there are many, many things that really get on my nerves or bug me in ways you cannot comprehend but ... «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
9
Raging in the free world: the many furies of Neil Young
23 Jun 2015 11:37. 107 108. He's the great guitarist, songwriter, committed idealist and grumpy old sod you could ever wish for. Authentic self! «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Gardening: Be sure your irrigation is reaching entire yard
Unfortunately, the old sod should be removed and the soil should be loosened and leveled. If replacing a small area, you may need to remove ... «Florida Times-Union, Jun 15»

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