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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.