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• n  surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
• n  an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen
• n  someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
• n  an informal British term for a youth or man
  the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink
• v  cover with sod

• They shredded the trees, rolled up the sod, plugged the moat -- and then one attempted a fast break over the wall.
• In person, close up, the Viet Nam Veterans Memorial--two skinny black granite triangles wedged onto a mound of Washington sod--is some kind of sanctum, beautiful and terrible.
• Where Ganges, woods, Himalayan caves, and men dream GodI am hallowed; my body touched that sod.

• turf
• sward
• greensward
• superoxide dismutase
• SOD
• sodomite
• sodomist
• bugger

News & Articles

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• Parks staff working on more parking, new roads for Pinewood Bowl
  The new parking areas will add 1,100 parking spots to the mix, allowing officials to rotate the use of specific lots and reduce stress on the sod in those areas. But new roads are needed to access the lots — a $350,000 proposition.
  June 15, 2013 - Lincoln Journal Star
• EDM wake-up call
  Last year, the first Spring Awakening Music Festival/EDM extravaganza descended upon Soldier Field for two days and five stages of bro-friendly glory. This year, much to the horror of Jay Cutler and the Soldier Field sod, the fest has expanded to three days, running Friday through Sunday with more fist-pumping, more drops and more acts (on four stages this time). This year's bash doesn't ...
  June 14, 2013 - RedEye
• Justin Tucker on FedEx Field
  Ravens kicker says the Redskins home field was 'brutal' in 2012, as new sod is put down for the 2013 season.
  June 10, 2013 - Washington Post

Quotes

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• Art Rooney in USA Today
  The field conditions were less than satisfactory for playing the Monday night football game,team president Art Rooney II said Tuesday in a statement. "We consulted with the NFL prior to laying down new sod and our grounds crew did the best...
• John Terry in bettor.com (blog)
  Terry said "We will go out there and need to think 'sod it, we've got one game which can make or break us'. I've said to the guys I've been away from my family for three or four weeks and I've come here to win this tournament. I don't want to go...