soddy

¹

[ sod-ee ]

adjective

, sod·di·er, sod·di·est.

1. of or relating to sod.
2. consisting of sod.

noun

, plural sod·dies.

1. Also soddie. Western U.S. sod house.

Soddy

²

[ sod-ee ]

noun

1. Frederick, 1877–1956, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1921.

Soddy

/ ˈsɒdɪ /

noun

1. SoddyFrederick18771956MEnglishSCIENCE: chemist Frederick. 1877–1956, English chemist, whose work on radioactive disintegration led to the discovery of isotopes: Nobel prize for chemistry 1921

Soddy

/ sŏd′ē /

1. British chemist who was a pioneer in the study of radioactivity. With Ernest Rutherford, he explained the atomic disintegration of radioactive elements. Soddy also coined the word isotope to describe elements that were chemically identical but had different atomic weights. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1921.

Word History and Origins

Origin of soddy¹

First recorded in 1605–15; sod ¹ + -y ¹, -y ²

Example Sentences

From this spot, you could spy Jim’s soddy—at least the roof, from which grew a cherry tree that Jim swore bore the best pie cherries in all of Montana.

From Literature

One settler burned to death inside his soddy.

From Washington Times

Carver moved in a cookstove, bed, cupboard, table and chairs and washtub and flat iron into the 14-square-foot soddy.

From Washington Times

That was one of the cold winters which usually follow a wet summer, and I nearly froze in my little old soddy, before the warm spring days set in.

From Project Gutenberg

It required no high-priced, skilled labor to build a "soddy," and properly built they were quite comfortable.

From Project Gutenberg