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sward

  [swawrd] ,
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–noun
1. the grassy surface of land; turf.
2. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass.
–verb (used with object)
3. to cover with sward or turf.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become covered with sward.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME (n.); OE sweard skin, rind; c. G Schwarte rind, OFris swarde scalp, MD swaerde skin
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sward   (swôrd)   
n.  

  1. Land covered with grassy turf.

  2. A lawn or meadow.


[Middle English, from Old English sweard, skin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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