Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sow

1. v.tr. (past sowed; past part. sown or sowed) 1 (also absol.) a scatter (seed) on or in the earth. b (often foll. by with) plant (a field etc.) with seed. 2 initiate; arouse (sowed doubt in her mind). 3 (foll. by with) cover thickly with. Phrases and idioms sow the seed (or seeds) of first give rise to; implant (an idea etc.). Derivatives sower n. sowing n. Etymology: OE sawan f. Gmc 2. n. 1 a a female adult pig, esp. after farrowing. b a female guinea-pig. c the female of some other species. 2 a the main trough through which molten iron runs into side-channels to form pigs. b a large block of iron so formed. 3 (in full sow bug) esp. US a woodlouse. Etymology: OE sugu