furring

furring has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• p. pr. & vb. n.. of Fur
• 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.
• v. t.. The strips thus laid on.
• v. t.. Double planking of a ship's side.
• v. t.. A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit.
• n.. strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
• n.. a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue