furring Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue
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noun strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
furring strip.
WordNet
Fur"ring noun
Definitions
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(Carp.) (a) 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.(b) The strips thus laid on. -
(Shipbuilding) Double planking of a ship's side. -
A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit.
