FURRING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does furring mean? 

• FURRING (noun)
  The noun FURRING has 2 senses:

1. a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue

2. strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard

  Familiarity information: FURRING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FURRING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A furlike coating of matter as on the tongue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("furring" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

furring; furring strip

Hypernyms ("furring" is a kind of...):

strip (thin piece of wood or metal)