FETTLING

Verb

fettling

present participle of fettle

Noun

fettling (plural fettlings)

(UK) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc, used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.

The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.

Synonyms

• (mixture of ore, cinders, etc.): fix (US)

Source: Wiktionary

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Fet"tling, n.

1. (Metal.)

Definition: A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace. [Eng.] [It is commonly called fix in the United States.]

2. (Pottery)

Definition: The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.

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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