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Furring

Furring Meaning & Definition
Furring Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Furring?

[n] strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
[n] a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue

Synonyms | Synonyms for Furring: furring strip

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See Also | strip | symptom

Furring In Webster's Dictionary

\Fur"ring\, n. 1. (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. 2. (Shipbuilding) Double planking of a ship's side. 3. A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit.

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