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Definition of Fettle
1. Noun. A state of fitness and good health. "In fine fettle"
2. Verb. Remove mold marks or sand from (a casting).
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
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1. To repair; to prepare; to put in order.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fettle
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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