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

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

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

Andy finished the line about remaining two happy lovers in his little old sod shanty, and went to the door with the dishpan.

From The Flying U's Last Stand by Bower, B. M.