How to pronounce sow

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What sow means

noun

Most people know sow in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A grown female pig

In a sentence: The sow lay in the straw while her piglets squealed around her.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English word sugu, for a pig. It is a different word from sow, to plant seeds, which comes from the Old English word sāwan.

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