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sow1 definition

sow (so̵u)

noun

    1. an adult female pig
    2. an adult female of certain other mammals, as the bear
    1. a channel or sluice carrying molten metal from a blast furnace to the molds in which pig bars are cast
    2. a large mass of metal that has solidified in this channel

Etymology: ME sowe < OE sugu, akin to Ger sau (OHG su) < IE base *sū-, pig > swine, L sus

sow2 definition

sow ()

transitive verb sowed, sown (sōn) or sowed, sowing sow′·ing

  1. to scatter or plant (seed) for growing
  2. to plant seed in or on (a field, ground, earth, etc.)
  3. to spread or scatter; broadcast, disseminate, or propagate to sow hate
  4. to implant; inculcate to sow suspicion

Etymology: ME sowen < OE sawan, akin to Ger säen < IE base *sē(i) > seed

intransitive verb

to sow seed for growing

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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