FETTLED

Verb

fettled

simple past tense and past participle of fettle

Source: Wiktionary


FETTLE

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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