fettling

Adjective modifier

• little: The next day the washer arrived and after a little fettling it was fitted and all WAS WELL.

Modifies a noun

• shop: Here in the fettling shop they have to undergo some grooming to remove runners and risers and excess metal along the joint lines.
• spot: The pitch lands on a large ( 5m x 3m ) wet ledge with a pool; a useful carbide fettling spot.

Noun used with modifier

• carbide: The pitch lands on a large ( 5m x 3m ) wet ledge with a pool; a useful carbide fettling spot.