<! p. 544 !>
Far"row (fr"r), n. [AS. fearh a little pig; a akin to OHG. farh, farah,
pig, dim. farheli little pig, G. fercel, D. varken pig, Lith. parszas
OIr. orc, L. porcus, Gr. po`rkos. Cf. Pork.] A litter of pigs. Shak.
Far"row, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Farrowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Farrowing.] To bring forth (young); -- said only of swine. Tusser.
Far"row, a. [Cf. Scot. ferry cow a cow that is not with calf, D.
vaarkoe, vaars, heifer, G. f‰rse, AS. fearr bull, G. farre. Cf.
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.
Far"ry (?), n. A farrow. [Obs.] Perry.
Farse (?), n. [See Farce, n.] (Eccl.) An addition to, or a paraphrase
of, some part of the Latin service in the vernacular; -- common in
English before the Reformation.
Far"see`ing (?), a. 1. Able to see to a great distance; farsighted.