furphy
noun
fur·phy
ˈfərfē
plural -es
slang, Australia
: a false report : rumor
Word History
Etymology
from Furphy (carts), water and sanitation carts used during World War I in Australia, from the Furphy manufacturing company, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
- primary humor
- primary infection
- primary intention
- primary lookout
- primary meeting
- primary memory
- primary meristem
- primary minimum
- primary narcissism
- primary phloem
- primary pit field
- primary point
- primary protective layer
- primary quality
- primary quill
- primary rainbow
- primary ray
- primary receipts
- primary release
- primary reserve
- primary road
- primary rocks
- primary root
- primary salt
- primary school