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farrow
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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.]

farrow1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a litter of piglets
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) (of a sow) to give birth to (a litter)
[Old English fearh; related to Old High German farah young pig, Latin porcus pig, Greek porkos]

farrow2
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (of a cow) not calving in a given year
[from Middle Dutch verwe- (unattested) cow that has ceased to bear; compare Old English fearr ox]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.farrow - the production of a litter of pigs
birthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birth
Verb1.farrow - give birth; "sows farrow"
birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"
Translations
farrow [ˈfærəʊ]
A. Nlechigada f de puercos
B. VTparir
C. VIparir(la cerda)
farrow
vt pigletswerfen
viferkeln
nWurf m
farrow [ˈfærəʊ] vi (Zool) → figliare (di scrofa)
farrow [ˈfærəʊ] vi (Zool) → figliare (di scrofa)


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If they are lucky, a BAD's grandparents pasture farrowed a lot of sows and picked a lot of corn by hand, because their farming careers usually just span long enough to use the sweat equity that their ancestors earned for them.
However, only 22 percent of those hogs were farrowed under a contract and just 34 percent were finished under a contract.
As Richie recounts his family history, he reveals that his seemingly endless financial resources were actually constructed by hard-working ancestors who pasture farrowed sows or milked without a pipeline.
 
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