farrow

(farō)

noun

  1. Obsolete a young pig
  2. a litter of pigs

Origin: altered (after v.) < OE fearh, young pig < IE *poros, pig (< base *per-, to root up, dig) > L porcus, pork, MIr orc

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to give birth to (a litter of pigs)

Origin: ME farwen

adjective

Chiefly Scot., Chiefly North Eng. not bearing a calf in a given season

Origin: earlier ferow, prob. akin to obs. Du verrekoe, barren cow, Ger färse, heifer, OE fearr, bull

See farrow in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A litter of pigs.
verb far·rowed, far·row·ing, far·rows
verb, transitive
To give birth to (a litter of pigs).
verb, intransitive
To produce a litter of pigs.

Origin:

Origin: Ultimately from Old English fearh, pig; see porko- in Indo-European roots

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adjective
Not pregnant. Used of a cow.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ferow

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