boilerplate vs sow

boilerplate

noun
  • A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. 

  • Syndicated material. 

  • The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882). 

  • Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels. 

  • Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on. 

  • Formulaic or hackneyed language. 

  • A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements. 

verb
  • To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse. 

adj
  • Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature. 

  • Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures. 

sow

noun
  • A channel that conducts molten metal to molds. 

  • A mass of metal solidified in a mold. 

  • A sowbug. 

  • A female bear, she-bear. 

  • A contemptible, often fat woman. 

  • A female guinea pig. 

  • A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, etc. 

  • A female pig. 

verb
  • To scatter over; to besprinkle. 

  • To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds). 

  • To spread abroad; to propagate. 

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