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Phr V fur up furs, furring, furred fur up British if something {e.g. kettle, water pipe} furs up, the inside of it becomes covered with a hard, light grey substance formed from chemicals in waterThe water is so hard around here, our kettle is always furring up.
fur up BrE if the inside of a pipe or kettle furs up, it becomes covered with a hard grey substance which is formed by chemicals in the water. A kettle is used for boiling water.: There's a lot of chalk in the water, and the kettle tends to get all furred up.
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