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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Fettle

· Fet·tle · IPA /ˈfɛtl̩/
01 v. t. To repair; to prepare; to put in order.
  1. 1.
    To repair; to prepare; to put in order.[Prov. Eng.]
  2. 2.
    To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace.(Metal.)
02 v. i. To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
  1. 1.
    To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.[Prov. Eng.]
03 n. The act of fettling.
  1. 1.
    The act of fettling.[Prov. Eng.]
Phrases & compounds
In fine fettle — in good spirits.