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FARROWING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The production of a litter of pigs

Synonyms:

farrow; farrowing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("farrowing" is a kind of...):

birth; birthing; giving birth; parturition (the process of giving birth)

Derivation:

farrow (give birth to (piglets))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb farrow

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