A sower went forth to sow; and when he sowed, some
seeds fell by the wayside. --Matt. xiii.
3, 4.
And sow dissension in the hearts of brothers.
--Addison.
2. To scatter seed upon, in, or over; to supply or stock, as
land, with seeds. Also used figuratively: To scatter over;
to besprinkle.
The intellectual faculty is a goodly field, . . .
and it is the worst husbandry in the world to sow it
with trifles. --Sir M. Hale.
[He] sowed with stars the heaven. --Milton.
Now morn . . . sowed the earth with orient pearl.
--Milton.
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.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joi. --Ps. cxxvi.
5.