Definition of swards:
(n) :
(uncountable) Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.
(n) :
(countable) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.
(v) :
(transitive) To cover (ground, etc.) with sward.
(v) :
(intransitive) Of ground, etc.: to be covered with sward; to develop a covering of sward.
(n) :
(Philippines) A homosexual man.
(n) :
(countable, obsolete) The upper layer of the ground, especially when vegetation is growing on it.