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fettling definition

fet·tling (fetliŋ)

noun

a loose material, as silica, used to fettle a puddling furnace

Etymology: see fettle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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