Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Farrow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Farrow \Far"row\, 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. ??????. Cf.
{Pork}.]
A little of pigs. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Farrow \Far"row\, a. [Cf. Scot. ferry cow a cow that is not with
calf, D. vaarkoe, vaars, heifer, G. f["a]rse, AS. fearr bull,
G. farre. Cf. {Heifer}.]
Not producing young in a given season or year; -- said only
of cows.
Note: If a cow has had a calf, but fails in a subsequent
year, she is said to be farrow, or to go farrow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
farrow
n : the production of a litter of pigs [syn: {farrowing}]
v : birth; of sows [syn: {pig}]
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