Furnit

/ˈfɜrnɪt/ noun

Definition

A rare or obsolete abbreviation or shortened form of furniture or furnishment.

Etymology

From furniture or furnish, abbreviated through colloquial use or shorthand, similar to how 'prep' comes from 'prepare' or 'lab' from 'laboratory.'

Kelly Says

Furnit is one of those delightful dead words that makes us realize how much language changes—abbreviated forms only survive if they become genuinely useful, and furnit apparently wasn't useful enough to stick around.

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