fettle
noun
- 1
A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
- 2
One's mental state; spirits.
- 3
Sand used to line a furnace.
- 4
A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
“What's yer fettle marra?”
- 5
A seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces.
- 6
The act of fettling.
verb
- 1
To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.
- 2
To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
- 3
To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.
- 4
To be upset or in a bad mood.
“Divint fettle yersel ower that!”
- 5
In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
- 6
To prepare.
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