sowe

Middle English

/ˈsuː(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • A female pig protruding long tooth
  • A siege engine used to protect assailants.
  • (rare) A sowbug; a woodlouse.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sūgu inherited from Proto-Germanic *sugō derived from Latin sūs.

Origin

Latin

sūs

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