Fettling meaning

fĕt'lĭng
Fettle.
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A loose material, as silica, used to fettle a puddling furnace.
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Present participle of fettle.
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(UK) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.
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The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.
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Sentence Examples

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

  • fettling shop they have to undergo some grooming to remove runners and risers and excess metal along the joint lines.

  • fettling spot.

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

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