Farrow
Farrow (far"ro) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon fearh a little pig; a akin to Old High German farh, farah, pig, dim. farheli little pig, German fercel, Dutch varken pig, Lithuanian parszas OIr. orc, Latin porcus, Greek po`rkos. Compare Pork.]
A litter of pigs. — Shakespeare
Farrow , verb, transitive and intransitive
To bring forth (young); -- said only of swine. — Tusser
Farrow , adjective
[Compare Scot. ferry cow a cow that is not with calf, Dutch vaarkoe, vaars, heifer, German farse, Anglo-Saxon fearr bull, German farre. Compare Heifer.]
Not producing young in a given season or year; -- said only of cows.
If a cow has had a calf, but fails in a subsequent year, she is said to be farrow, or to go farrow.