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sward

Pronunciation: /swɔːd/
Definition of sward

noun

  • 1 literary an expanse of short grass.
  • 2 Farming the upper layer of soil, especially when covered with grass.

Derivatives

swarded

adjective

Origin:

Old English sweard 'skin'. The sense 'upper layer of soil' developed in late Middle English (at first in phrases such as sward of the earth)

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