Sward

n.	1.	Skin; covering.
	2.	The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass; turf. The sward was trim as any garden lawn. - Tennyson. Sward pork bacon in large fitches.
v. t. & i.	1.	To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward. [imp. & p. p. Swarded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Swarding.]

Noun

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sward - surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots Synonyms: greensward, sod, turf

divot, greensward, ground, land, sod, soil, turf