Meaning of sord | Babel Free
/sɔː(ɹ)d/Definitions
A flock of mallards.
obsolete, rare
Examples
“"Oh, I, well, I too fell into error, for I frittered away my morning in stalking yonder exaltation of larks, thinking they were dunlin, and in doing so disturbed the only sord of mallards on the whole marsh."”
“This is the prettieſt Lovv-borne Laſſe, that euer / Ran on the greene-ſord: […]”
“grassy Sord”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.