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sward

American  
[swawrd] / swɔrd /

noun

  1. the grassy surface of land; turf.

  2. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass.

verb (used with object)

  1. to cover with sward or turf.

verb (used without object)

  1. to become covered with sward.

sward British  
/ swɔːd /

noun

  1. turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass

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verb

  1. to cover or become covered with grass

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Other Word Forms

  • undersward noun

Etymology

Origin of sward

before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English sweard skin, rind; cognate with German Schwarte rind, Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle Dutch swaerde skin

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