Furring
Pronunciation : Fur"ring
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913