What does fettle mean?
Definitions for fettle
ˈfɛt lfet·tle
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Princeton's WordNet
fettleverb
a state of fitness and good health
"in fine fettle"
fettleverb
remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)
Wiktionary
fettlenoun
A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
fettlenoun
One's mental state; spirits.
fettlenoun
Sand used to line a furnace.
fettlenoun
A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
What's yer fettle marra?
fettlenoun
a seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces.
fettleverb
To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.
fettleverb
To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.
fettleverb
To be upset or in bad mood.
Divint fettle yersel ower that!
fettleverb
In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
fettleverb
To repair or tune a bicycle.
fettleverb
To prepare.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Fettleverb
A cant word To do trifling business; to ply the hands without labour.
Etymology: from feel.
When your master is most busy in company, come in and pretend to fettle about the room; and if he chides, say you thought he rung the bell. Jonathan Swift, Direct. to the Footman.
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fettle
Fettle generally refers to a person's state of health, condition, or spirit. It can also refer to the action of arranging or fixing something.
Webster Dictionary
Fettleadjective
to repair; to prepare; to put in order
Fettleadjective
to cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace
Fettleverb
to make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business
Fettlenoun
the act of fettling
Etymology: [OE. & Prov. E., to fettle (in sense 1), fettle, n., order, repair, preparation, dress; prob. akin to E. fit. See Fit, a.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fettle
fet′l, v.t. (prov.) to arrange, mend.—v.i. to potter fussily about.—n. preparedness, ready condition. [Prob. A.S. fetel, a belt.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fettle in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fettle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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