sod shack

West

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a rude dwelling having walls of sods and a roof either of sods supported by wooden rafters or, sometimes, canvas.

See: soddy(def. 2),sod house(def. 1),sod hut

Quotations

1883

How different when the writer first saw it in April, '82, with one building and a sod shanty.

1951

He had a small piece of land . . . and his house was part sod shack and part teepee.

1963

I decided on a sod shack, as being both warmer and cheaper than lumber.