fettling

[ fet-ling ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Metallurgy.

the material with which the hearth of a puddling furnace is lined, usually a dolomite or refractory mixture.

fettling

/ ˈfɛtlɪŋ /

a refractory material used to line the hearth of puddling furnaces Also calledfettle

First recorded in 1860–65; fettle + -ing ¹

He is getting his saddle altered: fettling about this and that; does not consider what danger he is in.

What did the unrevealed God matter, when a man had a young family that needed fettling for?

I have heard the people here talk of "fettling" the hearth when they mean "clean up."

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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