Meaning of soddie | Babel Free

Definitions

A house constructed from blocks of sod, once common in the prairies of the United States and Canada.

Canada, US, informal

Examples

“The soddie could be a freestanding structure⟳ made of slabs of sod cut⟳ by a plow, or it could be a dugout partially bored into the side of a hill or into the ground.”

“I learned how to make⟳ a soddie into a home.”

““Living in a soddy!” exclaimed Marie. “I didn't know⟳ there was anyone alive today who lived in a soddy. In our part of Nebraska, soddies went out of existence around the beginning of the 1900s.” “Oh, we had soddies for a long time after that,” said Robert. “This area was too poor to afford⟳ lumber for housing. Quite a few of us lived in soddies when we were kids.””

“It is better now that we do not live⟳ in the soddie, but to Mor it does not seem better.”

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