| sward | 1. Skin; covering. 2. The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass; turf. "The sward was trim as any garden lawn." (Tennyson) Sward pork, bacon in large fitches. Origin: AS. Sweard skin, covering; akin to OFries. Swarge, D. Zwoord, G. Schwarte, Icel. Svorr skin, sward of the earth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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