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farrow (1)
farrow [ fárrō ]


intransitive verb  (3rd person present singular farrows, present participle farrowing, past and past participle farrowed)
Definition:
 
produce piglets: to give birth to a litter of piglets


noun  (plural farrows)
Definition:
 
litter of pigs: a litter of young pigs
[ Old English fearh 'young pig' < Indo-European]
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