 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Farrow \Far"row\ (f[a^]r"r[-o]), noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Farrow \Far"row\, verb (used with an object) & i. [imp. & p. p. {Farrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Farrowing}.] To bring forth (young); -- said only of swine. --Tusser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Farrow \Far"row\, adjective [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) 2.0 [wn]:
farrow
noun: the production of a litter of pigs [syn: {farrowing}]
verb: give birth; "sows farrow" [syn: {pig}]
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |