furlow
furlow is the obsolete spelling of furlough.
Meaning of furlough
Noun
furlough (countable and uncountable, plural furloughs)
- Especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
- And I had a lot of things on my mind and I pretty well forgot my promise to Mama until I got shipped home on a special furlough for her funeral.1957, James Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues”, in Going to Meet the Man, Dial, published 1965
- Especially one granted to a missionary.
- The documents authorizing such leave.
- A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
- The state estimates the one-day-a-month furlough spread over the 18 months of the plan would amount to a 5 percent cut in pay.2008 November 7, Jon Ortiz, “State workers rip Schwarzenegger's job furlough plan”, in The Sacramento Bee
Proper noun capitalized: Furlow
Furlow (plural Furlows)
- A surname.
Forms of furlow
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | furlows |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Furlows |
Questions about furlow
- What does furlow mean?
- Furlow means a surname.
- What is furlow the obsolete spelling of?
- Furlow is the obsolete spelling of furlough.
- What part of speech is furlow?
- Furlow is a proper noun.
Words near furlow in the dictionary
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