fettle
[ fet-l ]
/ ˈfɛt l /
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noun
state; condition: in fine fettle.
verb (used with object), fet·tled, fet·tling.
Ceramics. to remove mold marks from (a cast piece).
Metallurgy.
- to remove sand from (a casting).
- to repair the hearth of (an open-hearth furnace).
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Origin of fettle
1300–50; Middle English fetle to shape, prepare, back formation from fetled,Old English *fetelede girded up, equivalent to fetel belt + -ede-ed2
Words nearby fettle
fetotoxicity, fetter, fetter bone, fetterbush, fetterlock, fettle, fettler, fettling, fettuccine, fettuccine Alfredo, fettucine
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British Dictionary definitions for fettle
fettle
/ (ˈfɛtəl) /
verb (tr)
to remove (excess moulding material and casting irregularities) from a cast component
to line or repair (the walls of a furnace)
British dialect
- to prepare or arrange (a thing, oneself, etc), esp to put a finishing touch to
- to repair or mend (something)
noun
state of health, spirits, etc (esp in the phrase in fine fettle)
another name for fettling
Word Origin for fettle
C14 (in the sense: to put in order): back formation from fetled girded up, from Old English fetel belt
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Medical definitions for fettle
fettle
[ fĕt′l ]
n.
Proper or sound condition.
Mental or emotional state; spirits.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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