Sow

Definitions

1. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
2. A female pig.
3. Initialism of statement of work (“a document in project management, including deliverables and timelines”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. A river in Staffordshire, England, which joins the River Trent.
   countable, uncountable
5. A female bear, she-bear.
6. Initialism of standoff weapon.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
7. A female guinea pig.
8. A channel that conducts molten metal to molds.
9. A mass of metal solidified in a mold.
10. A contemptible, often fat woman.
    derogatory, slang
11. A sowbug.
12. 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, etc.

Equivalents

Examples

“Lucky he wasn't a sow⟳. They've usually just dropped a cub this time of year. A sow⟳ would have⟳ been cranky as hell.”

“In England, it was generally termed a 'sow⟳', if the weight was above 10 cwts., if below, it was termed a 'pig' from which the present⟳ term 'pig iron⟳' is derived.”

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