Fettle Definition

fĕtl
fettled, fettles, fettling
noun
Condition of body and mind.
In fine fettle.
Webster's New World

Fettling.

Webster's New World
Mental or emotional state; spirits.
Was in fine fettle.
American Heritage
Loose sand or ore used to line the hearth of a reverberatory furnace in preparation for pouring molten metal.
American Heritage

(Geordie, Cumbrian) A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.

What's yer fettle marra?
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To put in order or readiness; arrange.
Webster's New World
To line or cover (the hearth of a puddling furnace) with fettling.
Webster's New World

(Northern England) To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.

Wiktionary

(Geordie) To be upset or in a bad mood.

Divint fettle yersel ower that!
Wiktionary
In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Fettle

Noun

Singular:
fettle
Plural:
fettles

Origin of Fettle

  • From Middle English fetlen to make ready possibly from Old English fetel girdle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English fetel.

    From Wiktionary

Fettle Sentence Examples

  • She was in great fettle, bouncing all over the place.

  • Then there's the vexed question of who you trust to tweak, fiddle and generally fettle your precious instruments.

  • A short rest, feed and carbide fettle followed before an enjoyable pull through down five lovely pitches.

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Words Starting With

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ELETLE

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