furring > define

noun

• A furlike coating of matter as on the tongue.
• Strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard.
  • synonyms: furring strip

• (v.t.) A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit.
• (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.