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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the production of a litter of pigs;
[syn: farrow, farrowing]


VERB (1)

1. give birth;
- Example: "sows farrow"
[syn: farrow, pig]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Farrow \Far"row\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Farrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Farrowing.] To bring forth (young); -- said only of swine. --Tusser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Farrow \Far"row\, a. [Cf. Scot. ferry cow a cow that is not with calf, D. vaarkoe, vaars, heifer, G. f[aum]rse, AS. fearr bull, G. farre. Cf. Heifer.] Not producing young in a given season or year; -- said only of cows. [1913 Webster] Note: If a cow has had a calf, but fails in a subsequent year, she is said to be farrow, or to go farrow. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

farrow n 1: the production of a litter of pigs [syn: farrow, farrowing] v 1: give birth; "sows farrow" [syn: farrow, pig]