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Webster 1913 Edition
Sod
Sod
,Noun.
 (Zool.) 
The rock dove. 
[Prov. Eng.] 
 Sod
,Noun.
 [Akin to LG. 
sode
, D. zode
, OD. sode
, soode
, OFries. satha, and E. seethe
. So named from its sodden 
state in wet weather. See Seethe
.] That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward. 
She there shall dress a sweeter 
Than Fancy’s feet have ever trod.
 sod
Than Fancy’s feet have ever trod.
Collins.
Sod
,Verb.
 T.
 [
imp. & p. p. 
Sodden
; p. pr. & vb. n. 
Sodding
.] To cover with sod; to turf. 
Webster 1828 Edition
Sod
SOD
,Noun.