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An English sea-king has immortalised the trade of the Frobisher, or furbisher, and a famous bishop bore the appropriate name of Latimer, for Latiner.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

With metal-workers we may also put Furber or Frobisher, i.e. furbisher, of armour, etc.

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest

Ogier the Dane was a furbisher of armour.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 by Motteux, Peter Anthony

Where the innate capacity is good, education may make an impression upon it; but no furbisher knows how to give a polish to iron which is of a bad temper.

From The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 by Ross, James