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underfur

noun
un·​der·​fur | \ ˈən-dÉ™r-ËŒfÉ™r How to pronounce underfur (audio) \

Definition of underfur

: an undercoat of fur especially when thick and soft

Examples of underfur in a Sentence

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 The visitor center and gift shop are in a historic Matanuska Colony barn where visitors can purchase garments woven from qiviut, the underfur that combed from the musk ox. — Bob Hallinen, Anchorage Daily News, "Musk ox mothers and newborns get acquainted in Palmer," 4 May 2018

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First Known Use of underfur

1877, in the meaning defined above

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