old sod

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And he himself was not unaware of his reputation - he once described himself as a "cantankerous old sod".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2021

In 2006, he purchased 1,800 acres of property to develop as a luxury golf resort in Scotland, the old sod, his mother’s birthplace.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2019

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

Can the stubborn old sod really be expected to reinvent himself?

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2017

"But it's rather hard work, turning old sod, and getting out all the grass roots and rocks," says she.

From Torchy As A Pa by Ford, Sewell