Lexic.us

Definition of Fettle

1. Verb. Remove mold marks or sand from (a casting).

2. Noun. A state of fitness and good health. "In fine fettle"

Definition of Fettle

1. v. t. To repair; to prepare; to put in order.

2. v. i. To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.

3. n. The act of fettling.

Definition of Fettle

1. Noun. A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim. ¹

2. Noun. One's mental state; spirits. ¹

3. Noun. Sand used to line a furnace. ¹

4. Noun. (Geordie Cumbria) A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst. ¹

5. Noun. (ceramics) a seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces. ¹

6. Verb. (context: Northern England) To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive Geordie) To be upset or in bad mood. ¹

9. Verb. In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds. ¹

10. Verb. (British cycling slang) To repair or tune a bicycle. ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) (archaic) To prepare. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fettle

1. to cover the hearth of with fettling [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES]

Medical Definition of Fettle

1. 1. To repair; to prepare; to put in order. 2. To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc, as the hearth of a puddling furnace. Origin: OE. & Prov. E, to fettle (in sense 1), fettle, order, repair, preparation, dress; prob. Akin to E. Fit. See Fit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fettle

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fetterers fettering fetterless fetters fetting fettle (current term) fettled fettler fettlers fettles

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Literary usage of Fettle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the by Raynal (Guillaume-Thomas-François), John Obadiah Justamond (1783)
"... which did not continue more than four or five years, and proceeded to another fpot to fettle his colony. Th* French BETWEEN the river and ..."

2. An Account of the European Settlements in America: I, A Short History of the by Edmund Burke, William Burke (1770)
"•It was a long time before we made any attempt to fettle this country ; though in this point we were no more backward than our neighbours, who probably did ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"Tethys in a gown ' Will you please to fettle my work for me:' said a girl to her governess. ' Ah mut fettle me,' fe wash and change my dress. ..."

4. A Warwickshire Word-book: Comprising Obsolescent and Dialect Words by G. F. Northall (1896)
"fettle, (i) va To put in order or condition, set to rights ; to prepare, ... fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next, To go with Paris to Saint ..."

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