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- noun Alternative form of
soddie .
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Examples
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The Ranger opened the door of the "soddy," stepped through, and closed it behind him.
Oh, You Tex! William MacLeod Raine 1912
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So, that will mean we will put even more money into the hands of the likes of Haliburton and KBR, who have already proved to over-charge us, produce soddy work, or even no work in Iraq so they can continue doing the same here in the US.
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Another ill thought out soddy NuLabor piece of politic-legislation.
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The log house and “soddy” gradually vanished, and the frame house with a shake roof took their place.
THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007
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The Barnes family, bankers, had come as far as possible from the “prairie rascal” string bed of the frontier log house, from the one-room, all-purpose soddy that served the emigrant family.
THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007
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My 91 year old grandmother can speak of the time during the depression in a soddy in oklahoma,where she watched her first child die of starvation.
Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: Dear Wolfie: Can You Tell the Difference Yet? 2006
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Without warping they hear a soddy voice continuallykhan shoubing and screeging about apples for sale.
A Spaniard in the Works John Lennon 2000
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The Spencers had chosen a different location for their second house, and the soddy was nearly a mile away from the present homesite.
Wyoming Territory Merritt, Jackie 1997
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She would dress warmly for the ride to the soddy tomorrow night, and plan her arrival for seven rather than eight so she could ignite the fire.
Wyoming Territory Merritt, Jackie 1997
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Cleaning the soddy had sapped Amanda's strength, which already had been depleted by her nearly sleepless night in Choice's bed.
Wyoming Territory Merritt, Jackie 1997
ruzuzu commented on the word soddy
See citation on sod house.
November 17, 2011