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fur
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noun
adjective
of or relating to fur, animal skins, dressed pelts, etc.: a fur coat; a fur trader.
verb (used with object), furred, fur·ring.
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Idioms about fur
- to cause a scene or disturbance, especially of a violent nature; make trouble: When the kids got mad they really made the fur fly.
- to do things quickly: She always makes the fur fly when she types.
make the fur fly,
Origin of fur
1300â50; Middle English furre (noun), derivative of furren to trim with fur <Anglo-French furrer,Old French fo(u)rrer originally to encase, derivative of fuerre sheath <Germanic; akin to Old English fĆdder case, sheath, Old Norse fĆthr,Greek páčma
OTHER WORDS FROM fur
furless, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fur
fir, furWords nearby fur
Other definitions for fur (2 of 2)
fur.
abbreviation
furlong; furlongs.
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British Dictionary definitions for fur (1 of 2)
fur
/ (fÉË) /
noun
verb furs, furring or furred
Derived forms of fur
furless, adjectiveWord Origin for fur
C14: from Old French forrer to line a garment, from fuerre sheath, of Germanic origin; related to Old English fĆdder case, Old Frisian fĆder coat lining
British Dictionary definitions for fur (2 of 2)
fur.
abbreviation for
furlong
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Other Idioms and Phrases with fur
fur
see make the dust (fur) fly.
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