Alternative spelling of sow thistle

(UK, obsolete, slang) A sixpence coin.

Alternative form of sowbread

(simile) Thoroughly drunk.

(idiomatic) To perform an action that inadvertently leads to trouble. / (idiomatic) To perform an action that is intended to prevent trouble, but which may actually bring it about.

simple past tense of sow dragon's teeth

Sonchus oleraceus, smooth sow thistle, native to western Eurasia.

plural of brood sow

Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them; if one starts trouble or takes actions in spite of the discontent they cause, one will incur negative consequences.

(figuratively, of a male) To spread one's genes around by impregnating many females. / (by extension, of a male or female) To engage in premarital or extramarital flings.