Definition of furring Furring
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NounPlural: furrings |
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| furring - a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue | ||
| furring - strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard | ||
| furring strip | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- furring (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Fur - 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. - furring (v. t.)
The strips thus laid on. - furring (v. t.)
Double planking of a ship's side. - furring (v. t.)
A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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furring
Doubling planks on a ship. Also, a furring in the ship's frame.--Furring the boilers, in a steamer, cleaning off the incrustation or sediment which forms on their inner surfaces.
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