sord

[ sawrd ]

noun

, Rare.

1. a flight or flock of mallards.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sord¹

First recorded in 1425–50; late Middle English sourde; origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle English so(u)rden “to arise, originate, come (from), soar up (of a hawk),” from Old French so(u)rdre, from Latin surgere “to rise, get up”

Example Sentences

I'm gwine to bring yer a yankee sord when we whups em and drives um tuther side o' de Pokomuc river.'

From Project Gutenberg

Hed hand Fosh his sord or whissel or whatever it is that Generals carry nowdays.

From Project Gutenberg