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Webster 1913 Edition
Farrow
Far′row
(făr′rō̍)
, Noun.
[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. πόρκος
. Cf. Pork
.] A litter of pigs.
Shak.
Far′row
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Farrowed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Farrowing
.] To bring forth (young); – said only of swine.
Tusser.
Far′row
,Adj.
[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.
☞ If a cow has had a calf, but fails in a subsequent year, she is said to be farrow, or to go farrow.
Webster 1828 Edition
Farrow
FAR'ROW
,Noun.
FAR'ROW
,Verb.
T.
FAR'ROW
, a.Not producing young in a particular season or year; applied to cows only. If a cow has had a calf, but fails in a subsequent year, she is said to be farrow, or to go farrow. Such a cow may give milk through the year.
Definition 2024
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English
Noun
farrow (plural farrows)
Translations
litter of piglets
Verb
farrow (third-person singular simple present farrows, present participle farrowing, simple past and past participle farrowed)
- To give birth to a (litter of piglets).
Derived terms
Translations
give birth to (a litter of piglets)
Adjective
farrow (not comparable)
Translations
not pregnant; not calving in a given year; barren
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