 Furphy's most recognised agricultural product was a "furphy", a water cart with a cylindrical tank made of iron, placed in a wooden frame on cast-iron wheels and horizontally mounted by a horse.Annual furphy production was at an average of 300 per year and peaked during World War I when used in bulk by the Australian army.The term "furphy" also became slang for gossip, as many furphy drivers were supposedly gossipers.