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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
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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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