Found 2 items, similar to Farrow.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: farrow
farrow
n : the production of a litter of pigs [syn:
farrowing]
v : give birth;
“sows farrow” [syn:
pig]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Farrow
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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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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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.
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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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