I. ˈsäd noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sode; akin to Old Frisian sātha sod
Date: 15th century
1. : turf 1 ; also : the grass- and forb-covered surface of the ground
2. : one's native land
II. transitive verb
( sod·ded ; sod·ding )
Date: 1653
: to cover with sod or turfs
III. noun
Etymology: short for sodomite
Date: 1818
chiefly British : bugger
if I ever find the sod I'll kill him — John Le Carré
he's not a bad little sod taken by and large — Noel Coward
IV. transitive verb
Date: 1904
chiefly British : damn 2