old sod

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Mr Williams said: "I'm just a stubborn old sod and I'm not going to give in. I would appreciate it if anybody said to me 'you were right and we were wrong'."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025

Smith and his partners plan to shore up the old sod house, and they’d like to start using the barn to host community events.

From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2020

First, I scraped off the old sod, most of it the color of urine, in hopes of installing a new front yard the gophers could be proud of.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2018

But then, I'm an old sod, so what do I know.

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2012

And they're all goin' back to the old sod whin navigation closes—in about two weeks.

From The Grain Ship by Robertson, Morgan