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Sow or SOW may refer to: * Sowing, the process of planting


Female animals

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Badger Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae (which also includes the otters, wolverines, martens, minks, polecats, weasels, and ferrets). Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by ...
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Guinea pig The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (''Cavia porcellus''), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus '' Cavia'' in the family Caviidae. Breeders tend to use the word ''cavy'' to describe the ...
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Hedgehog A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introductio ...
* Suidae **
Wild boar The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is ...
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Pig The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus '' Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus ...


Arts, entertainment and media

* Sow (band), a musical project of Anna Wildsmith * "Sow", a poem by
Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath (; October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, '' Th ...
* Sow (playing card), common name for the Deuce in cards games in southern Germany


Places

* Show Low Regional Airport (IATA airport code), Arizona, US *
Sowerby Bridge railway station Sowerby Bridge railway station serves the town of Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Caldervale Line west of Halifax and west of Leeds. History The original station was opened on 5 October 1840 by the Manchester an ...
(Network Rail station code), England *
River Sow The River Sow is a tributary of the River Trent in Staffordshire, England, and is the river that flows through Stafford. Course The river rises to the south of Loggerheads, near Broughton and flows south-east beside the villages of Fairoak ...
, England


People

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Aminata Sow Fall Aminata Sow Fall (born 27 April 1941) is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French. She is considered "the first published woman novelist from francophone Black Africa".Margaret Busby, '' Daugh ...
(born 1941), Senegalese author *
Abdoul Salam Sow Abdoul Salam Sow (born 13 August 1970) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Ankaragücü, FC Martigues, Belenenses, Imortal, Qatar SC and Jeonnam Dragons. He represented the Guinea national team interna ...
(born 1970), Guinean footballer *
Abdoulaye Sékou Sow Abdoulaye Sékou Sow (1931 – 27 May 2013) was a Malian politician who served as Prime Minister of Mali from 12 April 1993 to 4 February 1994 under President Alpha Oumar Konaré. Career Sow was director of the ''École Nationale d'Administra ...
(1931–2013), former Prime Minister of Mali * Abdourahmane Sow (born 1942), Minister of the Interior of Senegal, chair of the World Scout Committee * Baba Sow (born 1995), Senegalese footballer * Daouda Sow (politician) (1933–2009), Senegalese politician *
Daouda Sow (boxer) Daouda Sow (born 19 January 1983 in Roubaix) is an amateur boxer from France. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the lightweight division. Sow signed with the AIBA professional league, called AIBA Pro Boxing (APB), which launched in ...
(born 1983), boxer * Fatou Ndiaye Sow (1937–2004), Senegalese poet * Ismaël Sow (born 2001), French footballer * Karim Sow (born 2003), Swiss footballer * Moussa Sow (born 1986), French-Senegalese footballer * Osman Sow (born 1990), Swedish footballer of Senegalese descent *
Pape Sow Pape Sow (pronounced "Pop So"; born 22 November 1981) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player who played for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA and for several European and Asian teams. College career Sow is fluent in three differe ...
(born 1981), Senegalese basketball player * Djibril Sow (born 1997), Swiss footballer


Other uses

* Sow, the channel connecting pig iron ingots during casting * Scheme of work, defines the structure and content of an academic course * Share of wallet, a survey method used in performance management * Statement of work, in project management * Special Operations Wing, a designation of the US Air Force


See also

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Sew Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a sewing needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabri ...
{{disambiguation Surnames of Mauritanian origin Surnames of Senegalese origin