Definition of fettle
: state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or form —often used in the phrase in fine fettle
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Examples of fettle in a Sentence
a visit to the relatives on the other side of the state revealed them all to be in fine fettle
Origin and Etymology of fettle
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First Known Use: 1740
fettle
Definition of fettle
fettled
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play \ˈfet-liŋ, ˈfe-təl-iŋ\transitive verb
: to cover or line the hearth of (something, such as a reverberatory furnace) with loose material (such as sand or gravel)
Origin and Etymology 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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: a person's physical state or condition
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