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sow (one's) wild oats

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sow 1   (sō)   
v.   sowed, sown (sōn) or sowed, sow·ing, sows

v.   tr.

  1. To scatter (seed) over the ground for growing.

  2. To spread (land, for example) with seed.

  3. To strew something around or over (an area); distribute something over.

  4. To propagate; disseminate: sow rumors.

v.   intr.
To scatter seed for growing.

[Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan; see sē- in Indo-European roots.]
sow'er n.
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