"sow one's oats" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sows one's oats [present, singular, third-person], sowing one's oats [participle, present], sowed one's oats [past], sown one's oats [participle, past], sowed one's oats [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sow<,,,sown:sowed> one's oats}} sow one's oats (third-person singular simple present sows one's oats, present participle sowing one's oats, simple past sowed one's oats, past participle sown one's oats or sowed one's oats)
  1. Alternative form of sow one's wild oats. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sow one's wild oats
    Sense id: en-sow_one's_oats-en-verb-8jZILlKQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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