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old sod

old sod noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, sod (person).

Noun

old sod (plural old sods)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, sod (person).
  2. (Ireland, US) The old country; one's place of origin.
    • It was good to be back on the ould sod.1999, Dermot Bolger, Ladies' Night at Finbar's Hotel

Forms of old sod

pluralold sods
alternative formould sod
alternative formauld sod

Questions about old sod

What does old sod mean?
Old sod means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, sod (person).
What part of speech is old sod?
Old sod is a noun.
What is the plural of old sod?
The plural of old sod is old sods.

Words near old sod in the dictionary

  1. Old Sirenik
  2. old skool
  3. Old Slavic
  4. Old Slavonic
  5. Old Slovak
  6. old sod
  7. old sods
  8. old soldier
  9. old soldiers
  10. old song
  11. old songs

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