thin-sown, a.
(θɪnsəʊn: stress var.)
Also 7 thin-sowed.
Sown or planted thinly; lit. said of plants, or a crop; fig. scattered at wide intervals, scarce; also, of a field or territory: scantily furnished with († of).
| 1589 R. Harvey Pl. Perc. (1590) 18 Good deeds, which are now both thin sowne.., and thinner growne. a 1631 Donne Lett. (1651) 159 This Countrie is so thin sowed with such persons, as he comes to seek; that he will scarce know, where to find a corn to peck at. 1698 Norris Pract. Disc. IV. 60 Very good Men..were always very thin sown. a 1846 in J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) II. 398 In the early stages..the appearance of thick-sown corn is much superior to that of the thin-sown. |