'Furring' definitions:
Definition of 'furring'
(from WordNet)
noun
A furlike coating of matter as on the tongue
noun
Strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard [syn: furring strip, furring]
Definition of 'Furring'
From: GCIDE
- Fur \Fur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furred; p. pr. & vb. n. Furring.]
- 1. To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. "You fur your gloves with reason." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Arch.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall, by way of protection against damp. --Gwill. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Furring'
From: GCIDE
- Furring \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Shipbuilding) Double planking of a ship's side. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit. [1913 Webster]