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noun
1.
state; condition: in fine fettle.
verb (used with object)
2.
Ceramics. to remove mold marks from (a cast piece).
3.
Metallurgy.
a.
to remove sand from (a casting).
b.
to repair the hearth of (an open-hearth furnace).
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English fetle to shape, prepare, back formation from fetled, Old English *fetelede girded up, equivalent to fetel belt + -ede -ed2
1300–50; Middle English fetle to shape, prepare, back formation from fetled, Old English *fetelede girded up, equivalent to fetel belt + -ede -ed2
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| fettle (ˈfɛtəl) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to remove (excess moulding material and casting irregularities) from a cast component |
| 2. | to line or repair (the walls of a furnace) |
| 3. | dialect (Brit) |
| a. to prepare or arrange (a thing, oneself, etc), esp to put a finishing touch to | |
| b. to repair or mend (something) | |
| —n | |
| 4. | state of health, spirits, etc (esp in the phrase in fine fettle) |
| 5. | another name for fettling |
| [C14 (in the sense: to put in order): back formation from fetled girded up, from Old English fetel belt] | |
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Word Origin & History
fettle
"condition, state, trim," c.1750, from v. sense "to make ready, arrange" (14c.), from O.E. fetel "a girdle, belt," from P.Gmc. *fatiloz (cf. Ger. fessel, O.N. fetill), from *fat- "to hold."
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Medical Dictionary
fettle fet·tle (fět'l)
n.
Proper or sound condition.
Mental or emotional state; spirits.
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