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farrow

English

Etymology

From Middle English *farwe, *far?e, *farh (found only in the plural faren), from Old English fearh (pig), from Proto-Germanic *farhaz (compare Dutch var (male pig; boar), Old High German farah), from Proto-Indo-European *pór?os (compare Middle Irish orc (piglet), Latin porcus, Proto-Slavic *pors? (pig, piglet), Lithuanian par?šas, Kurdish purs), from *per?- (to dig). Doublet of pork.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?fæ?o?/, /?f??o?/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fæ???/
  • Rhymes: -æ???

Noun

farrow (plural farrows)

  1. A litter of piglets.

Translations

Verb

farrow (third-person singular simple present farrows, present participle farrowing, simple past and past participle farrowed)

  1. To give birth to a (litter of piglets).

Derived terms

  • farrowing

Translations

Adjective

farrow (not comparable)

  1. (of cows) Not pregnant; not producing young (not calving) in a given season or year; barren.

Translations

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carrow

English

Etymology

From Irish cearrbhach; compare Scottish Gaelic cearrach, from ceàrrbhag (the left hand), from ceàrr (left).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?kæ???/

Noun

carrow (plural carrows)

  1. (archaic) A strolling gamester in Ireland.

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