sward

Meanings

Noun

• Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; a portion of such earth.
• An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.
• The upper layer of the ground, especially when vegetation is growing on it.
• The rind of bacon or pork; also, the outer covering or skin of something.
• A homosexual man.

Verb

• To cover (ground, etc.) with sward.
• Of ground, etc.: to be covered with sward; to develop a covering of sward.

Origin

• The noun is derived from Middle English sward, from Old English sweard, swearð, from Proto-Germanic *swarduz; further etymology unknown.
• The verb is derived from the noun.