soddy
/ˈsɑdi/
noun
- A house or shelter built from blocks of sod (earth and grass), common on the American frontier.
- The pioneer family lived in a small soddy on the Nebraska prairie.
- Building a soddy was hard work, but it kept the settlers warm in winter.
- The museum reconstructed a soddy to show how early homesteaders lived.
Synonyms
adjective
- Made of or resembling sod; covered with turf.
- The garden had a soddy border that kept the soil from washing away.
- They sat on the soddy bank of the river, watching the sunset.
- The soddy walls of the old cabin were thick and insulated.