Definition of farrow in English:

farrow

noun ˈfarəʊˈfɛroʊ

1A litter of pigs.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is now like the old sow consuming its farrow.
- She is the sow that eats her farrow, consuming her own children.
- It's what would once have been called a typical Iowa farm: They grow corn, soybeans, small grains, Sudan grass, and hay; raise a few hundred organic pigs a year, farrow to finish; and pasture 80 feeder cows.
- Disposal costs were estimated for a swine production system that needs to dispose of 40,000 pounds/year or 110 lb. / day, as would be the case in a 300 sow farrow to finish operation with average death losses.
1. 1.1 An act of giving birth to a litter of pigs.

verb ˈfarəʊˈfɛroʊ

[with object]

(of a sow) give birth to (piglets)
the pig is one of a litter of nine farrowed in July
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1991, 15.8 pigs were farrowed per sow in the United States, whereas in 2001, 17.6 pigs were farrowed per sow, amounting to an 11% increase in efficiency.
- However, when pigs are farrowed in crates and the sow's excrement is passed directly into a pit, the pigs may not receive an adequate supply of iron from this source.
- They started farrowing hogs when they moved to the rented farm in 1991 and have a traditional farrow-to-finish setup.
- They assume weekly farrowing only in the larger three units, as the 150-sow unit could farrow only six to eight sows weekly.
- The hogs are farrowed outdoors or in barns or hoop buildings with bedding.

Origin

Old English fearh, færh 'young pig', of West Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek porkos and Latin porcus 'pig'.

Rhymes

arrow, barrow, harrow, Jarrow, marrow, narrow, sparrow, taro, tarot, Varro, yarrow

Definition of farrow in US English:

farrow

nounˈferōˈfɛroʊ

1A litter of pigs.
Example sentencesExamples
- Disposal costs were estimated for a swine production system that needs to dispose of 40,000 pounds/year or 110 lb. / day, as would be the case in a 300 sow farrow to finish operation with average death losses.
- It is now like the old sow consuming its farrow.
- It's what would once have been called a typical Iowa farm: They grow corn, soybeans, small grains, Sudan grass, and hay; raise a few hundred organic pigs a year, farrow to finish; and pasture 80 feeder cows.
- She is the sow that eats her farrow, consuming her own children.
1. 1.1 An act of giving birth to a litter of pigs.

verbˈferōˈfɛroʊ

[with object]

(of a sow) give birth to (piglets)
the pig is one of a litter of nine farrowed in July
Example sentencesExamples
- They assume weekly farrowing only in the larger three units, as the 150-sow unit could farrow only six to eight sows weekly.
- In 1991, 15.8 pigs were farrowed per sow in the United States, whereas in 2001, 17.6 pigs were farrowed per sow, amounting to an 11% increase in efficiency.
- The hogs are farrowed outdoors or in barns or hoop buildings with bedding.
- They started farrowing hogs when they moved to the rented farm in 1991 and have a traditional farrow-to-finish setup.
- However, when pigs are farrowed in crates and the sow's excrement is passed directly into a pit, the pigs may not receive an adequate supply of iron from this source.

Origin

Old English fearh, færh ‘young pig’, of West Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek porkos and Latin porcus ‘pig’.

单词	farrow
释义	Definition of farrow in English: farrow noun ˈfarəʊˈfɛroʊ 1A litter of pigs. Example sentencesExamples It is now like the old sow consuming its farrow. She is the sow that eats her farrow, consuming her own children. It's what would once have been called a typical Iowa farm: They grow corn, soybeans, small grains, Sudan grass, and hay; raise a few hundred organic pigs a year, farrow to finish; and pasture 80 feeder cows. Disposal costs were estimated for a swine production system that needs to dispose of 40,000 pounds/year or 110 lb. / day, as would be the case in a 300 sow farrow to finish operation with average death losses. 1.1 An act of giving birth to a litter of pigs. verb ˈfarəʊˈfɛroʊ [with object] (of a sow) give birth to (piglets) the pig is one of a litter of nine farrowed in July Example sentencesExamples In 1991, 15.8 pigs were farrowed per sow in the United States, whereas in 2001, 17.6 pigs were farrowed per sow, amounting to an 11% increase in efficiency. However, when pigs are farrowed in crates and the sow's excrement is passed directly into a pit, the pigs may not receive an adequate supply of iron from this source. They started farrowing hogs when they moved to the rented farm in 1991 and have a traditional farrow-to-finish setup. They assume weekly farrowing only in the larger three units, as the 150-sow unit could farrow only six to eight sows weekly. The hogs are farrowed outdoors or in barns or hoop buildings with bedding. Origin Old English fearh, færh 'young pig', of West Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek porkos and Latin porcus 'pig'. Rhymes arrow, barrow, harrow, Jarrow, marrow, narrow, sparrow, taro, tarot, Varro, yarrow Definition of farrow in US English: farrow nounˈferōˈfɛroʊ 1A litter of pigs. Example sentencesExamples Disposal costs were estimated for a swine production system that needs to dispose of 40,000 pounds/year or 110 lb. / day, as would be the case in a 300 sow farrow to finish operation with average death losses. It is now like the old sow consuming its farrow. It's what would once have been called a typical Iowa farm: They grow corn, soybeans, small grains, Sudan grass, and hay; raise a few hundred organic pigs a year, farrow to finish; and pasture 80 feeder cows. She is the sow that eats her farrow, consuming her own children. 1.1 An act of giving birth to a litter of pigs. verbˈferōˈfɛroʊ [with object] (of a sow) give birth to (piglets) the pig is one of a litter of nine farrowed in July Example sentencesExamples They assume weekly farrowing only in the larger three units, as the 150-sow unit could farrow only six to eight sows weekly. In 1991, 15.8 pigs were farrowed per sow in the United States, whereas in 2001, 17.6 pigs were farrowed per sow, amounting to an 11% increase in efficiency. The hogs are farrowed outdoors or in barns or hoop buildings with bedding. They started farrowing hogs when they moved to the rented farm in 1991 and have a traditional farrow-to-finish setup. However, when pigs are farrowed in crates and the sow's excrement is passed directly into a pit, the pigs may not receive an adequate supply of iron from this source. Origin Old English fearh, færh ‘young pig’, of West Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek porkos and Latin porcus ‘pig’.
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