loam vs sod

loam

noun
  • A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. 

  • A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern. 

verb
  • To cover, smear, or fill with loam. 

adj
  • Made of loam; consisting of loam. 

sod

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

  • A piece of this. 

  • A person; often qualified with an adjective. 

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

  • The rock dove. 

  • Sodomite; bugger. 

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

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

adj
  • Sodden; incompletely risen. 

verb
  • To cover with sod. 

  • Bugger; sodomize. 

  • Damn, curse, confound. 

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

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