ˈfurthy, a. Sc.
Var. of forthy a. Hence ˈfurthiness.
| a 1658 J. Durham Exp. Commandm. (1675) 360 There is a gadding, and a so called furthiness, especially in women..which is exceedingly offensive. 1777–1808 Mayne Siller Gun ii. xliv, Less furthy dames (wha cou'd resist them!) Th' example take. a 1810 Tannahill Poems (1846) 58 Thy furthy, kindly, takin' gait. |