Meaning & use
farrow
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A litter of piglets born to a sow in a single birth.
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The sow's farrow included eight healthy piglets.
The farmer counted the newest farrow before dawn.
A note on using this word
As a verb, to farrow means for a sow to give birth to piglets; the word comes from Old English fearh, meaning 'young pig.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To give birth to a litter of piglets, said of a sow.
The sow is expected to farrow within the week.
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