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furring (root: fur)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun furring has 2 senses
- furring(n = noun.state) Array - a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue; Array is a kind of symptom
- furring(n = noun.artifact) furring strip - strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard; Array is a kind of strip
CIDE DICTIONARY
furring, n.
- The leveling of a surface, or the preparing of an air space, by means of strips of board or of larger pieces. See Fur,
v. t. , 3. [1913 Webster] - Double planking of a ship's side. [1913 Webster]
- A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit. [1913 Webster]
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