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Definition of oversow in English: oversowverb ˌəʊvəˈsəʊˈəʊvəsəʊ 1with object To sow (seed) over seed, or over a previously sown crop. 2with object To sow (ground) with seed, or additional seed. Frequently figurative: to strew with, to besprinkle. 3with object And without object. To sow (seed) too densely; to sow too many (seeds).
Origin Old English; earliest use found in The Rushworth Gospels. From over- + sow. Definition of oversow in US English: oversowverb 1with object To sow (seed) over seed, or over a previously sown crop. 2with object To sow (ground) with seed, or additional seed. Frequently figurative: to strew with, to besprinkle. 3with object And without object. To sow (seed) too densely; to sow too many (seeds).
Origin Old English; earliest use found in The Rushworth Gospels. From over- + sow. |