26 Mar
2021
26 Mar
'21
11:10 a.m.
On Fri, 2021-03-26 at 10:41 -0700, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
Q: what does "FURBISH" mean?
According to the OED: 1) Remove the rust from, burnish, polish up (a
sword, armour, etc.); 2) Clean up, renovate, revive, give a new look to
(something dirty, faded, or old).
I think "give a new look to" is what some of these sellers have in mind;
"renovate, revive" maybe not so much. But removing the rust from a hard
disk might not be what buyers expect.