DCHP-1 Online
sow 
n. a female bear, especially one with cubs.
- 1958 I might unwittingly corner one [a bear] or stumble on a sow with cubs. . . .
- 1962 We closed in on the sapling to hold the hostage cub, knowing without it the old sow wouldn't go far.
- 1963 If the sow and two cubs that had been seen in the areas were killed by the baits[,] the trophy fees alone on those animals[,] had non-resident hunters taken them[,] would more than compensate for the loss of a steer.
- 1958 I might unwittingly corner one [a bear] or stumble on a sow with cubs. . . .