noun · countable / uncountable · rare

sward

sward · swards

дёрн, газон, луг

Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer ofEarth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.

UK/swɔːd/US/swɔɹd/

Meaning

5 senses

(uncountable)Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.
дёрнdjorn
(countable)An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.
газо́нgazón, лугlug
(countable, dialectal)The rind of bacon or pork; also, the outer covering or skin of something.
(Philippines)A homosexual man.
(countable, obsolete)The upper layer of the ground, especially when vegetation is growing on it.
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

Translations

4 languages

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By meaning 2

earth into the upper layer of which grass has grown; portion of such earth; sod; turf:

expanse of land covered in grass; lawn, meadow:

Origin

The noun is derived from Middle English swerd, sward (“rind, skin; leather strap; sod, tur

The noun is derived from Middle English swerd, sward (“rind, skin; leather strap; sod, turf”) [and other forms], from Old English sweard (“rind; skin”), from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (“rind; tough skin; turf”); further etymology unknown.

From a blend of sword + pardner.

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