fettle
noun
Meaning
A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
One's mental state; spirits.
Sand used to line a furnace.
A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
"What's yer fettle marra?"
A seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces.
The act of fettling.
verb
Meaning
To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.
To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.
To be upset or in a bad mood.
"Divint fettle yersel ower that!"
In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
To prepare.