Part 799 (1/2)

_To_ SOUTT, _v. n._ To sob, S. B.

Teut. _sucht-en_, suspirare, gemere.

SOW, _s._ A military engine anciently used in sieges, for covering those who were employed to undermine walls.

_Barbour._

Isl. _graf-suin_, q. the _digging sow_, as meant to cover those who dug under the wall.

SOW, HAY-SOW, _s._ A large stack of hay erected in an oblong form, S.

p.r.o.n. _soo_.

_L. Hailes._

Teut. _soeuw_, gleba qua agger conficitur.

_To_ ~Sow~, ~Soo~, _v. a._ To stack, S.

SOW, _s._

1. One who makes a very dirty appearance, S. B.

Teut. _souwe_, a common sh.o.r.e.

2. Any thing in a state of disorder, S. B.

_To_ SOW, _v. a._ To pierce, to gall.

_Barbour._

_To_ ~Sow~, _v. n._ To smart, to feel tingling pain, S.

_Wyntown._

Sw. _swid-a_, Dan. _swi-e_, to smart.

~Sowing~, _s._ The act, or effect, of piercing or galling, S. _sooin_; tingling pain.

_Barbour._

SOW-BACK, _s._ A head-dress worn by old women, Ang. probably denominated from its curved shape.

SOWCE, _s._ Flummery; such as _brose_, _sowens_, or oat-meal pottage.