Defn: A disciple or follower of Socrates.
SOD
Sod, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The rock dove. [Prov. Eng.]
SOD
Sod, obs.
Defn: imp. of Seethe.
SOD
Sod, n. Etym: [Akin to LG. sode, D. zode, OD. sode, soode, OFries.
satha, and E. seethe. So named from its sodden state in wet weather.
See Seethe.]
Defn: That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with
the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
Collins.
SOD
Sod, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n. Sodding.]
Defn: To cover with sod; to turf.
SODA So"da, n. Etym: [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having probably been a name of glasswort. See Solid.] (Chem.) (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide. (b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate. Caustic soda, sodium hydroxide. — Cooking soda, sodium bicarbonate. [Colloq.] — Sal soda. See Sodium carbonate, under Sodium. — Soda alum (Min.), a mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of alumina and soda. — Soda ash, crude sodium carbonate; — so called because formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain other plants, as saltwort (Salsola). See under Sodium. — Soda fountain, an apparatus for drawing soda water, fitted with delivery tube, faucets, etc. — Soda lye, a lye consisting essentially of a solution of sodium hydroxide, used in soap making. — Soda niter. See Nitratine. — Soda salts, salts having sodium for the base; specifically, sodium sulphate or Glauber's salts. — Soda waste, the waste material, consisting chiefly of calcium hydroxide and sulphide, which accumulates as a useless residue or side product in the ordinary Leblanc process of soda manufacture; — called also alkali waste. — Soda water, originally, a beverage consisting of a weak solution of sodium bicarbonate, with some acid to cause effervescence; now, in common usage, a beverage consisting of water highly charged with carbon dioxide (carbonic acid). Fruit sirups, cream, etc., are usually added to give flavor. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic. — Washing soda, sodium carbonate. [Colloq.]