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Webster 1913 Edition
Fettle
Fet′tle
,Verb.
T.
[OE. & Prov. E., to fettle (in sense 1), , order, repair, preparation, dress; prob. akin to E. ]
fettle
, Noun.
fit
. See Fit
, Adj.
1.
To repair; to prepare; to put in order.
[Prov. Eng.]
Carlyle.
2.
(Metal.)
To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace.
Fet′tle
,Verb.
I.
To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
[Prov. Eng.]
Bp. Hall.
Fet′tle
,Noun.
The act of fettling.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wright.
In fine fettle
, in good spirits.