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fettling

[fet-ling]

noun Metallurgy.

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

Origin:
1860–65; fettle + -ing¹

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noun

state; condition: in fine fettle.

verb (used with object)

Ceramics. to remove mold marks from (a cast piece).

Metallurgy.

to remove sand from (a casting).

to repair the hearth of (an open-hearth furnace).

Origin:
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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fettling (ˈfɛtlɪŋ)

—n
	Also called: fettle a refractory material used to line the hearth of puddling furnaces

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