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Furring [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Lining or ornamenting with fur; lining with a board.

Furring [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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 [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Furring [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The strips thus laid on.

2. 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.