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oʊ noun
1.
a litter of pigs.
verb (used with object)
2.
(of swine) to bring forth (young).
verb (used without object)
3.
to produce a litter of pigs.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English farwen to give birth to a litter of pigs, derivative of Old English fearh pig (cognate with Latin porcus); akin to German Ferkel young pig
before 900; Middle English farwen to give birth to a litter of pigs, derivative of Old English fearh pig (cognate with Latin porcus); akin to German Ferkel young pig
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farrow1 (ˈfærəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a litter of piglets |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (of a sow) to give birth to (a litter) |
| [Old English fearh; related to Old High German farah young pig, Latin porcus pig, Greek porkos] | |
| farrow2 (ˈfærəʊ) | |
| —adj | |
| (of a cow) not calving in a given year | |
| [C15: from Middle Dutch verwe- (unattested) cow that has ceased to bear; compare Old English fearr ox] | |
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Word Origin & History
farrow
O.E. fearh, from P.Gmc. *farkhaz "young pig" (cf. M.L.G. ferken, Du. varken, both dim.), from PIE *porkos- (see pork). Sense of "a litter of pigs" first recorded 1577.
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