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Noun: furring  fur-ing
  1. A furlike coating of matter as on the tongue
     
  2. Strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
    - furring strip
Verb: fur (furred,furring)  fur
  1. Cover or trim with fur
     
  2. [Brit] Become covered or clogged with a deposit (e.g. limescale in a hard water area)
    "the boiler has become furred up"; "Facts about smoking and furred-up arteries"
    - fur up [Brit]

Derived forms: furrings

Type of: strip, symptom

Encyclopedia: Fur

Furring