-farr-

‖n. [ L. farrago, -aginis, mixed fodder for cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See Farina. ] A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a mixture. [ 1913 Webster ]

A confounded farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, wishes, and all the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain. Sheridan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. farand beautiful; cf. Gael. farranta neat, stout, stately; or perh. akin to E. fare. ] Manner; custom; fashion; humor. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ Written also farand. ] Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. farreatio. ] Same as Confarreation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier. [ Obs. ] Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. farrour, ferrer, OF. ferreor, ferrier, LL. Ferrator, ferrarius equorum, from ferrare to shoe a horse, ferrum a horseshoe, fr. L. ferrum iron. Cf. Ferreous. ] 1. A shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The art of shoeing horses. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The art of preventing, curing, or mitigating diseases of horses and cattle; the veterinary art. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The place where a smith shoes horses. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Farrowed p. pr. & vb. n. Farrowing. ] To bring forth (young); -- said only of swine. Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Scot. ferry cow a cow that is not with calf, D. vaarkoe, vaars, heifer, G. färse, AS. fearr bull, G. farre. Cf. Heifer. ] Not producing young in a given season or year; -- said only of cows. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ If a cow has had a calf, but fails in a subsequent year, she is said to be farrow, or to go farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]