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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: farrow n : the production of a litter of pigs [syn: {farrowing}] v : birthe; of sows [syn: {pig}]
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