sowe

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proper noun

The River Sowe, a short river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England, a tributary of the Warwickshire Avon. It starts in Warwickshire north of Coventry, passes through the east side of the city and re-enters Warwickshire.

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sowe1

verb
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of sow.

    The daughter of debate, that eke discord doth sowe Shal reap no gaine where formor rule hath taught stil peace to growe.

    1589, George Puttenham, The Arte of English Poesie
    1 more example

    It hath been sometyme of greate importaunce, whilest the faighte continueth, to sowe voices, whiche doe pronounce the capitaine of thenemies to be dedde, or to have overcome on the other side of the armie: the whiche many times to them that have used it, hath given the victorie.

    1560, Peter Whitehorne, Machiavelli, Volume I

Sowe2

proper noun
  1. The River Sowe, a short river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England, a tributary of the Warwickshire Avon. It starts in Warwickshire north of Coventry, passes through the east side of the city and re-enters Warwickshire.

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Chicago

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