[sow] n [ME sowe, fr. OE sugu; akin to OE & OHG su sow, L sus pig, swine, hog, Gk hys] (bef. 12c) 1: an adult female swine; also: the adult female of various other animals (as a bear)
2. a: a channel that conducts molten metal to molds b: a mass of metal solidified in such a mold: ingot
[2]sow vb sowed ; sown or sowed ; sow.ing [ME, fr. OE sawan; akin to OHG sawen to sow, L serere, Lith seti] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to plant seed for growth esp. by scattering
2: to set something in motion: begin an enterprise ~ vt 1 a: to scatter (as seed) upon the earth for growth; broadly: plant 1a b: to strew with or as if with seed c: to introduce into a selected environment: implant
2: to set in motion: foment "~ suspicion"
3: to spread abroad: disperse -- sow.er n