Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SWARD, n. [Sax. sweard; Dan. svær; D. zwoord; G. schwarte, rind, skin; W. gweryd, an excretion, sward, moss.]

1. The skin of bacon. [Local.]
2. The grassy surface of land; turf; that part of the which is filled with the roots of grass, forming a kind mat. When covered with green grass, it is called green sward.