scurfing, vbl. n.
(ˈskɜːfɪŋ)
[f. scurf v. + -ing1.]
† 1. The formation of scurf. Obs. rare—1.
| 1599 A. M. tr. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physicke 359/1 [A prescription] for all manner of scurfinge of the externalle skinne. |
2. An incrustation formed in boilers or retorts.
| 1884 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Rec. Ser. iii. 104/2 Get new carbons, made out of gas-retort ‘scurfing’, as it is called. |