farrow
noun
a litter of pigs.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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There is a difference of opinion amongst pig breeders as to the desirability or the reverse of having someone in attendance on the sow during the time she is farrowing.
From The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing by Sanders Spencer