'Sward' definitions:

Definition of 'sward'

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noun
Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots [syn: turf, sod, sward, greensward]

Definition of 'Sward'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass; turf. [1913 Webster]
  • The sward was trim as any garden lawn. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Sward pork, bacon in large fitches. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sward'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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