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  • 21farrow — I. verb Etymology: Middle English farwen, from Old English *feargian, from Old English fearh young pig; akin to Old High German farah young pig, Latin porcus pig Date: 13th century transitive verb to give birth to (a farrow) intransitive verb of… …

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  • 23Saint Baglan — was a 6th century hermit who lived at Baglan in South Wales.Baglan is said, on doubtful evidence, to have been a Breton prince, the son of Ithel Hael. He studied at Saint Illtud s monastic school at Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit Major) [T D… …

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  • 24titman — tit·man (tĭtʹmən) n. New England & Upstate New York 1. A runt, especially one of a litter of pigs. 2. A small person. See Regional Note at tit1.   [tit1 + man.] * * * …

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  • 26farrow — far·row far (.)ō, ə( w) vt to give birth to (a farrow) vi of swine to bring forth young often used with down farrow n 1) a litter of pigs 2) an act of farrowing farrow adj …

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  • 27farrow — [OE] Farrow, nowadays used mainly as a verb for ‘give birth to a litter of pigs’, originally meant ‘young pig’. Its ultimate source was Indo European *porkos (from which English also gets pork). The Germanic descendant of this was *farkhaz, which …

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  • 28farrow — (n.) O.E. fearh young pig, from P.Gmc. *farkhaz young pig (Cf. M.L.G. ferken, Du. varken, both diminutives, O.H.G. farh, Ger. Ferkel), from PIE *porkos (see PORK (Cf. pork)). Sense of a litter of pigs first recorded 1570s. As a verb, early 13c …

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  • 29farrow — noun a litter of pigs. verb (of a sow) give birth to (piglets). Origin OE fearh, færh young pig , of W. Gmc origin …

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  • 30farrow — I. n. Litter of pigs. II. v. a., v. n. Bring forth, bear (said only of swine). III. a. Gone without calving (said only of cows) …

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