soddie

English

Alternative forms

soddy

Etymology

From sod +‎ -ie.

Noun

soddie (plural soddies)

(US, Canada, informal) A house constructed from blocks of sod, once common in the prairies of the United States and Canada.
- 1988, Glenda Riley, The Female Frontier, page 87,
  The soddie could be a freestanding structure made of slabs of sod cut by a plow, or it could be a dugout partially bored into the side of a hill or into the ground.
- 1995, Julie Garwood, Prince Charming, page 247,
  I learned how to make a soddie into a home.
- 2004, Marie Kramer, Grandchildren of the Pioneers, page 56,
  “Living in a soddy!” exclaimed Marie. “I didn't know there was anyone alive today who lived in a soddy. In our part of Nebraska, soddies went out of existence around the beginning of the 1900s.”
  “Oh, we had soddies for a long time after that,” said Robert. “This area was too poor to afford lumber for housing. Quite a few of us lived in soddies when we were kids.”
- 2010, Brenda K. Marshall, Dakota, Or What's a Heaven For, unnumbered page,
  It is better now that we do not live in the soddie, but to Mor it does not seem better.

Anagrams

didoes, diodes, sodide

单词	soddie
释义	soddie English Alternative forms soddy Etymology From sod +‎ -ie. Noun soddie (plural soddies) (US, Canada, informal) A house constructed from blocks of sod, once common in the prairies of the United States and Canada. 1988, Glenda Riley, The Female Frontier, page 87, The soddie could be a freestanding structure made of slabs of sod cut by a plow, or it could be a dugout partially bored into the side of a hill or into the ground. 1995, Julie Garwood, Prince Charming, page 247, I learned how to make a soddie into a home. 2004, Marie Kramer, Grandchildren of the Pioneers, page 56, “Living in a soddy!” exclaimed Marie. “I didn't know there was anyone alive today who lived in a soddy. In our part of Nebraska, soddies went out of existence around the beginning of the 1900s.” “Oh, we had soddies for a long time after that,” said Robert. “This area was too poor to afford lumber for housing. Quite a few of us lived in soddies when we were kids.” 2010, Brenda K. Marshall, Dakota, Or What's a Heaven For, unnumbered page, It is better now that we do not live in the soddie, but to Mor it does not seem better. Anagrams didoes, diodes, sodide
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