sowed

Variant of sow

sow 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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