What does "sow" mean?

In addition to the idiom beginning with sow, also see can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

See sow in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

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sow (one's) /wild oats
To indulge in dissolute or licentious behavior, especially to be sexually promiscuous, when young. Usually used of men.

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