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furze

noun
\ ˈfərz How to pronounce furze (audio) \

Definition of furze

: gorse
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Other Words from furze

furzy \ ˈfər-​zē How to pronounce furzy (audio) \ adjective

Examples of furze in a Sentence

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 Half-wild by then with the freedom of Their summer grazing among the furze and the heather, The white-faced Cheviots, elusive As the clouds streaming over the Wicklow peaks, Ran us and the young dogs ragged With their anarchic dodging and darting. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, "A Celtic Medley: Poems By James Mele," 11 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of furze

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for furze

Middle English firse, from Old English fyrs; akin to Russian pyreĭ quack grass, Greek pyros wheat

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