fettle
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noun \ˈfe-təl\Definition of FETTLE
: state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or form —often used in the phrase in fine fettle
See Examples of FETTLE
- <a visit to the relatives on the other side of the state revealed them all to be in fine fettle>
Origin of FETTLE
2fettle
First Known Use: 1740
Related to FETTLE
2fettle
transitive verbfet·tledfet·tling \ˈfet-liŋ, ˈfe-təl-iŋ\
Definition of FETTLE
: to cover or line the hearth of (as a reverberatory furnace) with loose material (as sand or gravel)
Origin of FETTLE
British dialect, to set in order, get ready, from Middle English fetlen to shape, prepare; perhaps akin to Old English fetian to fetch — more at fetch
First Known Use: 1881
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