[syn: sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger]
4. an informal British term for a youth or man;
- Example: "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
VERB (1)
1. cover with sod;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Seethe \Seethe\, v. t. [imp. Seethed(Sod, obs.); p. p.
Seethed, Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n. Seething.] [OE.
sethen, AS. se['o]?an; akin to D. sieden, OHG. siodan, G.
sieden, Icel. sj??a, Sw. sjuda, Dan. syde, Goth. saubs a
burnt offering. Cf. Sod, n., Sodden, Suds.]
To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to
seethe flesh. [Written also seeth.]
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Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons
of the prophets. --2 Kings iv.
38.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sod \Sod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sodding.]
To cover with sod; to turf.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sod \Sod\, n. (Zool.)
The rock dove. [Prov. Eng.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sod \Sod\, n. [Akin to LG. sode, D. zode, OD. sode, soode,
OFries. satha, and E. seethe. So named from its sodden state
in wet weather. See Seethe.]
That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with
the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf;
sward.
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She there shall dress a sweeter sod
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. --Collins.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sod \Sod\, obs.
imp. of Seethe.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sod
n 1: surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass
roots [syn: turf, sod, sward, greensward]
2: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into
hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are
normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase
enzymes" [syn: superoxide dismutase, SOD]
3: someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who
engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn:
sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger]
4: an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod
couldn't even buy a drink"
v 1: cover with sod