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    [Verb]  | "fur*bish" | \ ˈfər-bish \


    1: to make lustrous : polish

    2: to give a new look to : renovate —often used with up


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English furbisshen, from Anglo-French furbiss-, stem of furbir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German furben to polish;

    [Verb]  | "furbish" 


    1: to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure;


      * e.g., " ... the warrior furbished his sword and shield so that they glinted in the sunlight "



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     [ "Furbish" ]

    1: language used by 90s kiddy craze, the furby. it was thought that children had long enough attention spans to teach their furbies to speak english. sadly it didnt happen and furbies, like cyberpets are a few years on, trying vainly to make a comeback!

      * e.g.,  ... my furby only speaks furbish *cries* 

     [ "Furbish" ]

    1: To polish, and make clean and stuff, but that doesn't matter. Furbish is the coolest sounding work ever made.

      * e.g.,  ... "Furbish Furbish Furbish Furb-Ouch!" 

     [ "Furbish" ]

    1: The language spoken by all Furbies.

      * e.g.,  ... “My Furby is learning Furbish.” 

     [ "Furbished" ]

    1: The act of taking an old item apart and rebuilding it with the intent to use it in a manner other than what it originally was created or built for. Similar to "upcycling" Word orgin; "if something can be refurbished, it must also be possible to be FURBISHED "

      * e.g.,  ... "Don't refurbish the lamp! It would be a way cooler windchime." "Check out this flashlight I just furbished from a broken garden lantern 

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