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Definition of Sow in

1. Verb. Place seeds in or on (the ground). "They sow in the field with rye"; "Sow the ground with sunflower seeds"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sow In

Literary usage of Sow in

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"SOW, SOW-IN-THE-KIRK, s. A game played by young people in Lothian, in which a pretty large hole is made in the ground, surrounded by smaller ones according ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"sow in the second and the last week, on a warm border of a light sandy soil, ... sow in the beginning of this month all half- hardy annuals required for ..."

3. The Genesee Farmer. (1859)
"sow in rows 18- inches apart. In May thin out to 8 inches apart in the rows. ... Soak the seed a day or two before planting, and sow in rows 18 inches apart ..."

4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1820)
"In consequence of which trespass, the Lord sent upon us the following chastisement : The sow, in snorting, emitted from its nostrils a troop of large ..."

5. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1835)
"in summer, sow in shady bonier«, if it be hot sunny weather ; or have the bed shaded. Generally sow in shallow flat drills, from three to six inches apart; ..."

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