farrowed

About a dozen sows had just farrowed, and they snuggled with their piglets in little Quonset huts.

Principled Pork 2004

About a dozen sows had just farrowed, and they snuggled with their piglets in little Quonset huts.

Principled Pork 2004

On the right-hand side are the teats and belly of a sow, just farrowed, fried with sweet wine, oil, flour, lovage, and pepper.

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle 2004

Pigs were farrowed perfect in all their other parts, but without ears.

The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

Her brow farrowed with concern, but she didn't press him.

Little Girl Found Leigh, Jo 2001

Augusta farrowed twelve piglets and only twice rolled over to squash them; she was considerate enough to leave all six females alive as well as two males Richard intended would be roast suckling pig at Christmas.

Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000

Augusta farrowed twelve piglets and only twice rolled over to squash them; she was considerate enough to leave all six females alive as well as two males Richard intended would be roast suckling pig at Christmas.

Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000

The sow has Most Incontinently farrowed in the pantry.

Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997

The butter was still immured in the back of the pantry, under the baleful guard of the newly-farrowed sow, but Ian had managed to lean in and snatch a pot of jam from the shelf as I stood by with the broom, jabbing it into the sow's gnashing jaws as she made little darting charges at Ian's legs.

Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997

But generally, it is better to take extra piglets away and place them with another recently farrowed sow (or raise the extra piglets on cow's milk).

Chapter 22 1994