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farrow

Pronunciation: /ˈfarəʊ/

Definition of farrow

noun

  • a litter of pigs.
  • an act of giving birth to a litter of pigs.

verb

[with object]
  • (of a sow) give birth to (piglets):the pig is one of a litter of nine farrowed in July

Origin:

Old English fearh, færh 'young pig', of West Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek porkos and Latin porcus 'pig'

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