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farrow
1[far-oh]
noun
a litter of pigs.
verb (used with object)
(of swine) to bring forth (young).
verb (used without object)
to produce a litter of pigs.
farrow
2[far-oh]
adjective
(of a cow) not pregnant.
farrow
1/ ˈ´Úæ°ùəʊ /
noun
a litter of piglets
verb
(of a sow) to give birth to (a litter)
farrow
2/ ˈ´Úæ°ùəʊ /
adjective
(of a cow) not calving in a given year
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of farrow1
Origin of farrow2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of farrow1
Origin of farrow2
Example Sentences
About 80 sows and 1,000 piglets were in a farrowing house on the farm.
“Particularly in the farrowing shed, they’re very nurturing people,†she says.
Chickens meander through the farrowing shed, where sows recline in roomy pens with their suckling piglets.
That also includes farrowing crates, which are used to confine sows during and after birth to stop them crushing their piglets and are legal both in the UK and EU.
They get moved into “farrowing crates†when they’re suckling their piglets, designed so that they can’t roll over and crush their offspring.
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When To Use
A farrow is a litter of piglets. Farrow can also be used as a verb meaning (for a mother pig) to produce a litter of piglets.Unrelatedly, farrow can also be used as an adjective describing a cow that is not pregnant in a given year—one year a cow may have baby cows, and the next year it may be farrow.Example: Three of our sows successfully farrowed—each had a farrow of 12 piglets.
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