Sowe
name, verb
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 Obsolete spelling of sow. alt-of, obsolete
"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."
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.
Example
More examples"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."
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