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[səʊ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth
(e.g: fill a pot with compost and sow a thin layer of seeds on top)
- disseminate or introduce (something undesirable)
(e.g: the new policy has sown confusion and doubt)
Phrases:
- sow the seeds of
Origin
:
Old English sāwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaaien and German säen
[saʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an adult female pig, especially one which has farrowed
(e.g: there are ten sows and fifty piglets at the farm)
- a large block of metal (larger than a ‘pig’) made by smelting
(e.g: the machine produces aluminium sow ingots in a range of sizes)
Phrases:
- you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Origin
:
Old English sugu; related to Dutch zeug, German Sau, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sus and Greek hus ‘pig’
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