crofting vs sod

crofting

noun
  • The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching. 

  • A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing. 

sod

noun
  • Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns. 

  • A piece of this. 

  • A person; often qualified with an adjective. 

  • A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump. 

  • That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward. 

  • The rock dove. 

  • Sodomite; bugger. 

  • Any trifling amount, a bugger, a damn, a jot. 

intj
  • expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration. 

verb
  • To cover with sod. 

  • Bugger; sodomize. 

  • Damn, curse, confound. 

adj
  • Sodden; incompletely risen. 

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