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Sow in   /saʊ ɪn/   Listen
Sow in

verb
1.
Place seeds in or on (the ground).  Synonyms: inseminate, sow.






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"Sow in" Quotes from Famous Books



... They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing Precious Seed, Shall doubtless come again With ...
— Among the Sioux - A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two Dakotas • R. J. Creswell

... has used, to the best advantage, the many exciting incidents that naturally attend the career of a fugitive slave, and the seeds that he may sow in youthful hearts will ...
— Down the Rhine - Young America in Germany • Oliver Optic

... development of the seed, that it falls upon the stigma and nourishes the little ovules down in the ovary, and that no seed can form without the aid of the pollen. All the seeds we plant in the flower gardens or in the vegetable gardens, and all the grain we sow in the fields, are produced by the help of pollen. All the peas and beans and other seeds we eat owe their existence in part to the pollen, and without ...
— The Renewal of Life; How and When to Tell the Story to the Young • Margaret Warner Morley

... when you have them is to get rid of them, and this is accomplished only by getting right after them with a persistence proportionate to the abundance of the weeds. The knife is the only real weapon for this. After digging out your weeds, sow in grass seed with the idea of making the grass grow so thick that there will be no place for the weeds to creep in. Dandelions and plantains are simple matters that can be handled easily, but where Crab Grass shows up, there is certainly work ahead to get the ...
— Making a Lawn • Luke Joseph Doogue

... through my fingers, and saw that there were lots of strange seeds mixed with them, some of very fantastic shapes; and I wondered what countries they came from, and with what shape and scent and colour the plants blossomed, and thought how Charlie would like some of them to sow in pots and watch. As I drove my hands deeper into the heap, I felt that it was quite warm inside, and then I put my head down to smell if there was any fragrance in the seeds, and I did not lift it up again, ...
— We and the World, Part II. (of II.) - A Book for Boys • Juliana Horatia Ewing


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