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FETTLE
fettle
(noun) a state of fitness and good health; “in fine fettle”
fettle
(verb) remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fettle (plural fettles)
A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
One's mental state; spirits.
Sand used to line a furnace.
(Geordie, Cumbria) A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
(ceramics) a seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces.
(UK, dialect) The act of fettling.
Usage notes
Outside of dialects, this term is a fossil, found only in the phrase in fine fettle.
Verb
fettle (third-person singular simple present fettles, present participle fettling, simple past and past participle fettled)
(Northern England) To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.
(intransitive) To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
(transitive) To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.
(reflexive, Geordie) To be upset or in a bad mood.
In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
(transitive, archaic) To prepare.
Source: Wiktionary
Fet"tle, v. t. Etym: [OE. & Prov. E., to fettle (in sense 1), fettle, n., order, repair, preparation, dress; prob. akin to E. fit. See Fit, a.]
Definition: 1. To repair; to prepare; to put in order. [Prov. Eng.] Carlyle.
2. (Metal.)
Definition: To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace.
Fet"tle, v. i.
Definition: To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business. [Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall.
Fet"tle, n.
Definition: The act of fettling. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. In fine fettle, in good spirits.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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