furbisher

Variant of furbish

transitive verb

  1. to brighten by rubbing or scouring; polish; burnish
  2. to make usable or attractive again; renovate: usually with up

Origin: ME furbishen < extended stem of OFr forbir < WGmc *furbjan, to clean > MHG vürben

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