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fettler

British  
/ ˈfɛtlə /

noun

  1. a person employed to maintain railway tracks

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When I'd lossen my job back i' t' eighties, ��� An were laikin' for well-nigh two year, Who said that an out-o'-wark fettler ��� Were costin' his country dear?

From Songs of the Ridings by Moorman, Frederic William

A fettler is the man who cleans the machines in the mill.

From Sarah's School Friend by Baldwin, May

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