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Word entry · 3 letters

sow

Best crossword clue

"Female pig"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /saʊ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted oswStarts with SEnds with W2 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2O3W

Definitions

  1. introduce into an environment

Word origin

From Middle English sowe, from Old English sugu, from Proto-West Germanic *sugu, from Proto-Germanic *sugō, probably from Proto-Indo-European *su(H)kéh₂, from *suH- (“pig”).

Used in a sentence

  • Lucky he wasn't a sow. They've usually just dropped a cub this time of year. A sow would have been cranky as hell.
  • 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.
  • When I had sown the field, the day's work was over.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Female pig3 letters
02Plant seeds3 letters

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