sowed
For the verb: "to sow"
| Simple Past: | sowed |
| Past Participle: | sown, sowed |
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sow1 /səʊ/
▶verb (past sowed /səʊd/; past part. sown /səʊn/ or sowed)
- 1 plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth.
■ plant (an area) with seed.
- 2 disseminate or introduce (something unwelcome): the new policy has sown confusion and doubt.
– derivatives
sower noun.
sower noun.
– origin OE sāwan, of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sow2 /saʊ/
▶noun
- 1 an adult female pig, especially one which has farrowed.
■ the female of certain other mammals, e.g. the guinea pig.
- 2 a large block of metal (larger than a ‘pig’) made by smelting.
– origin OE sugu.
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