Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Sod

Sod , noun

(Zoology) The rock dove. [Provincial English]

Sod , imperfect

imperfect of Seethe. [obsolete]

Sod , noun

[Akin to LG. sode, Dutch zode, OD. sode, soode, OFries. satha, and English 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 sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. — Collins

Sod , transitive verb

To cover with sod; to turf.