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ALL meanings of fettle

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  • noun fettle Condition. 1
  • noun fettle condition, state 1
  • noun fettle state; condition: in fine fettle. 1
  • verb with object fettle Ceramics. to remove mold marks from (a cast piece). 1
  • verb with object fettle Metallurgy. to remove sand from (a casting). to repair the hearth of (an open-hearth furnace). 1
  • verb fettle (reflexive, Geordie) To be upset or in a bad mood. 0
  • verb fettle In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds. 0
  • verb fettle (Transitive Verb) (archaic) To prepare. 0
  • verb fettle to remove (excess moulding material and casting irregularities) from a cast component 0
  • verb fettle to line or repair (the walls of a furnace) 0
  • verb fettle to prepare or arrange (a thing, oneself, etc), esp to put a finishing touch to 0
  • verb fettle to repair or mend (something) 0
  • noun fettle state of health, spirits, etc (esp in the phrase in fine fettle) 0
  • verb transitive fettle to put in order or readiness; arrange 0
  • verb transitive fettle to line or cover (the hearth of a puddling furnace) with fettling 0
  • noun fettle condition of body and mind 0
  • abbreviation FETTLE fettling 0
  • noun fettle A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim. 0
  • noun fettle One's mental state; spirits. 0
  • noun fettle Sand used to line a furnace. 0
  • noun fettle (Geordie, Cumbria) A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst. 0
  • noun fettle (ceramics) a seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces. 0
  • noun fettle (Britain, dialect) The act of fettling. 0
  • verb fettle (Northern England) To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair. 0
  • verb fettle (Intransitive Verb) To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business. 0
  • verb fettle (Transitive Verb) To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal. 0
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