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farrow
(far′ō)
noun
- Obsolete a young pig
- a litter of pigs
Origin: altered (after v.) < OE fearh, young pig < IE *poros, 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
.adjective
Not pregnant. Used of a cow.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English ferow
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