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"Section F, G and H"

i. To practice as a
farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.
[Obs.]
Mortimer.


Far"ri*er*y (?), n. 1.
The art of shoeing horses.


2. The art of preventing, curing, or
mitigating diseases of horses and cattle; the veterinary
art.


3. The place where a smith shoes
horses.



Far"row (făr"r&osl;), 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. färse, AS. fearr bull, G.


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