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far·row 1  (fr)
n.
A litter of pigs.
v. far·rowed, far·row·ing, far·rows
v.tr.
To give birth to (a litter of pigs).
v.intr.
To produce a litter of pigs.
[Ultimately from Old English fearh, pig; see porko- in Indo-European roots.]
far·row 2  (fr)
adj.
Not pregnant. Used of a cow.
[Middle English ferow.]
farrow
Noun
a litter of piglets
Verb
(of a sow) to give birth to a litter [Old English fearh]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.farrow - the production of a litter of pigs
farrowing
birthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birth
Verb1.farrow - give birth; "sows farrow"
pig
birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"


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He would never know how sure a breeder was his new bull--the son of that fine creature he had imported; two cows he had spotted as not paying their board could go on for months eating good alfalfa and bran before a new herdsman might become convinced of their unreadiness to turn the expensive feed into white gold; he had not written down the dates when the sows were to farrow, and they might have litters somewhere around the strawstack and crush half the little pigs.
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