From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Farrow \Far"row\ (f[a^]r"r[-o]), n. [AS. fearh a little pig; a
akin to OHG. farh, farah, pig, dim. farheli little pig, G.
fercel, D. varken pig, Lith. parszas OIr. orc, L. porcus, Gr.
po`rkos. Cf. {Pork}.]
A litter of pigs. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Farrow \Far"row\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Farrowed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Farrowing}.]
To bring forth (young); -- said only of swine. --Tusser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Farrow \Far"row\, a. [Cf. Scot. ferry cow a cow that is not with
calf, D. vaarkoe, vaars, heifer, G. f[aum]rse, AS. fearr
bull, G. farre. Cf. {Heifer}.]
Not producing young in a given season or year; -- said only
of cows.
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Note: If a cow has had a calf, but fails in a subsequent
year, she is said to be farrow, or to go farrow.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
farrow
n 1: the production of a litter of pigs [syn: {farrow},
{farrowing}]
v 1: give birth; "sows farrow" [syn: {farrow}, {pig}]
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