FETTLER

Etymology

Noun

fettler (plural fettlers)

A person who maintains railway lines.

Someone whose job is to sand and grind small imperfections from metal and ceramic castings.

(by extension) Someone who fiddles or tinkers with things.

(slang, UK, Lancashire) A friend or mate

(mining, historical) An ostler; one who looks after the horses in a mine.

Source: Wiktionary



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25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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