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A mother who can weigh more than a piano and remember exactly who wronged her.
means To scatter or plant seed in the ground so that crops will grow; also, a fully grown female pig.
from Two different words wearing the same coat. The planting verb 'sow' descends from Old English 'sawan,' from a Proto-Germanic root tied to scattering, and a cousin of Latin 'serere' (to sow) — the same family that gives us 'seed' and 'semen.' The pig 'sow' comes from Old English 'sugu' or 'su,' an ancient word echoed in Latin 'sus' and Greek 'hys,' and likely born as imitation of the animal's own grunting — a name the pig more or less gave herself.
- litter size
- Often births a dozen piglets at once
- smart
- Outperforms dogs on memory and puzzle tests
- big mama
- Can top 600 pounds when full-grown
- nest builder
- Gathers straw and twigs before giving birth
- vocal
- Sings to her piglets while they nurse
duroc sow breeding line — duroc breed standard sow, registered with american duroc association since 1934
mangalitsa sow — hungarian woolly pig breed sow, prized for lard production in central europe