FETTLE

v. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

1. To repair; to prepare; to put in order. [Prov. Eng.] Carlyle.

2.
v.

To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace.

3.
v.

To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business. [Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall.

4.
n.

The act of fettling. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. In fine fettle, in good spirits.


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