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sward |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sward \Sward\, n. [AS. sweard skin, covering; akin to OFries swarge, D. zwoord G. schwarte Icel. sv["o]r?r 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.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sward \Sward\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swarded}; p. pr & vb n. {Swarding}.] To produce sward upon to cover, or be covered, with sward. --Mortimer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sward n : surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots [syn: {turf}, {sod}, {greensward}]
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