fettle
noun
state; condition.
had fettled
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past perfectof fettle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had "fettled" one of them, and, by his Maker's help, he hoped fairly to drive them off the field.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
