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fettle definition

fet·tle (fet′'l)

transitive verb fettled -·tled, fettling -·tling

  1. Dialectal to put in order or readiness; arrange
  2. to line or cover (the hearth of a puddling furnace) with fettling

Etymology: ME fetlen, to make ready, prob. < OE fetel, belt (akin to feter, fetter), confused with fætel, container < fæt, vat

noun

  1. condition of body and mind in fine fettle
  2. fettling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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