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Definition of 'furrin'

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • * {{quote-book|year=1882|author=Louisa M. Alcott|title=Kitty's Class Day And Other Stories|chapter=|edition= citation
  • |passage=I do relish the smart sayins, the odd ways of furrin parts, and the sarcastic slaps at folkses weak spots. }}
  • * {{quote-book|year=1877|author=R. D. Blackmore|title=Erema|chapter=|edition= citation
  • |passage=And the gutturals of that furrin English is always a little hard to catch. }}
  • * {{quote-book|year=1887|author=R. D. Blackmore|title=Springhaven|chapter=|edition= citation
  • |passage=Not that my young gentleman is troublesome, mind you, only so full of them outlandish furrin ways--abideth all day long without ating ort, so different from a honest Englishman. }}