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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Sow \Sow\, n. [OE. sowe, suwe, AS. sugu, akin to s[=u], D. zog,
zeug, OHG. s[=u], G. sau, Icel. s[=y]r, Dan. so, Sw. sugga,
so, L. sus. Gr. "y^s, sy^s, Zend. hu boar; probably from the
root seen in Skr. s[=u] to beget, to bear; the animal being
named in allusion to its fecundity. [root]294. Cf. Hyena,
Soil to stain, Son, Swine.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The female of swine, or of the hog kind.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A sow bug.
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3. (Metal.)
(a) A channel or runner which receives the rows of molds
in the pig bed.
(b) The bar of metal which remains in such a runner.
(c) A mass of solidified metal in a furnace hearth; a
salamander.
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4. (Mil.) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers
in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place,
sapping and mining the wall, or the like. --Craig.
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Sow bread. (Bot.) See Cyclamen.
Sow bug, or Sowbug (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous
species of terrestrial Isopoda belonging to Oniscus,
Porcellio, and allied genera of the family
Oniscid[ae]. They feed chiefly on decaying vegetable
substances.
Sow thistle [AS. sugepistel] (Bot.), a composite plant
({Sonchus oleraceus) said to be eaten by swine and some
other animals.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sow \Sow\, n. [OE. sowe, suwe, AS. sugu, akin to s[=u], D. zog,
zeug, OHG. s[=u], G. sau, Icel. s[=y]r, Dan. so, Sw. sugga,
so, L. sus. Gr. "y^s, sy^s, Zend. hu boar; probably from the
root seen in Skr. s[=u] to beget, to bear; the animal being
named in allusion to its fecundity. [root]294. Cf. Hyena,
Soil to stain, Son, Swine.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The female of swine, or of the hog kind.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A sow bug.
3. (Metal.)
(a) A channel or runner which receives the rows of molds
in the pig bed.
(b) The bar of metal which remains in such a runner.
(c) A mass of solidified metal in a furnace hearth; a
salamander.
4. (Mil.) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers
in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place,
sapping and mining the wall, or the like. --Craig.
Sow bread. (Bot.) See Cyclamen.
Sow bug, or Sowbug (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous
species of terrestrial Isopoda belonging to Oniscus,
Porcellio, and allied genera of the family
Oniscid[ae]. They feed chiefly on decaying vegetable
substances.
Sow thistle [AS. sugepistel] (Bot.), a composite plant
({Sonchus oleraceus) said to be eaten by swine and some
other animals.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
sow bug
n : terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape
like a sow)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
sow bug
n.
(alt form en sowbug)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
sow bug
n.
(alt form en sowbug)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
sow bug
n.
(alt form en sowbug)
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
sow bug /sˈəʊ bˈʌɡ/
stínka zední
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