Soddie
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A house constructed from blocks of sod, once common in the prairies of the United States and Canada. Canada, US, informal
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From sod + -ie.
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