What does fettle mean?

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ˈfɛt lfet·tle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fettleverb

    a state of fitness and good health

    "in fine fettle"

  2. fettleverb

    remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)

Wiktionary

  1. fettlenoun

    A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.

  2. fettlenoun

    One's mental state; spirits.

  3. fettlenoun

    Sand used to line a furnace.

  4. fettlenoun

    A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.

    What's yer fettle marra?

  5. fettlenoun

    a seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces.

  6. fettleverb

    To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.

  7. fettleverb

    To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.

  8. fettleverb

    To be upset or in bad mood.

    Divint fettle yersel ower that!

  9. fettleverb

    In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.

  10. fettleverb

    To repair or tune a bicycle.

  11. fettleverb

    To prepare.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Fettleadjective

    to repair; to prepare; to put in order

  2. Fettleadjective

    to cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace

  3. Fettleverb

    to make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business

  4. Fettlenoun

    the act of fettling

  5. 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

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fettle in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fettle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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