sow

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Usage notes 1.1.2.2 Quotations 1.1.2.3 Synonyms 1.1.2.4 Translations 1.1.3 See also 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.2.3 Translations 1.3 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English sugu.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /saʊ/, SAMPA: /saU/
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• Homophones: sough

[edit] Noun

sow (plural sows or swine)

1. A female pig.
2. A channel that conducts molten metal to molds.
3. A mass of metal solidified in a mold.
4. (derogatory, slang) A contemptible woman.

[edit] Usage notes

The plural form swine is now obsolete in this sense.

[edit] Quotations

• 1957, In England, it was generally termed a 'sow', if the weight was above 10 cwts., if below, it was termed a 'pig' from which the present term 'pig iron' is derived. — H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 160.

[edit] Synonyms

• (mass of metal solidified in a mold): ingot
• (contemptible woman): bitch, cow

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• boar
• hog
• pig

[edit] Etymology 2

Old English sāwan.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /səʊ/, SAMPA: /s@U/
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• Homophones: sew, so

[edit] Verb

to sow (third-person singular simple present sows or archaic soweth, present participle sowing, simple past sowed, past participle sown)

1. (transitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).

   I needed to sow the field, so I sowed the field and when I had sown the field, I was happy.

[edit] Synonyms

• plant, scatter

[edit] Derived terms

• reap what one sows
• sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: OSW