Sod's

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  • Sod's brood → 'sblood ("by God's blood" – an oath)
  • Sod's brood → commoners, peasants → sod = earth; brood = children → children of the earth
  • sod: a clump of earth; a piece of turf → How Buckley Shot the Russian General (FW 338-355)
  • sodomite: (1) one who engages in anal penetration; (2) an inhabitant of Sodom (Genesis 12-19)
  • God's brood → The Children of Israel
  • the auld sod's brood → The Children of Ireland
  • sod: an obnoxious, usually drunk, person.
  • yesod: (Hebrew) - Foundation; 9th sefirah (category) in the kabbalistic Eitz Chaim (Tree of Life)