English

sow¹

Pronunciation

• IPA : /saʊ/

Noun

sow (plural: sows or swine)

1. A female pig.
2. A piece of cast iron produced by a furnace, flat on top, and tapering at each end.

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.

Translations

• Finnish: emakko
• Lithuanian: kiaulė f (1)
• Persian: ماده‌خوك (madde-khuk) (1)

sow²

Pronunciation

• IPA : /səʊ/

Verb

sow, sowed, sown or sowed

1. To scatter or plant seeds.

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

Homonyms

• sew
• so

Translations

• Finnish: kylvää
• Ilocano: takong
• Russian: сеять