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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fettle \Fet"tle\, v. t. [OE. & Prov. E., to fettle (in sense 1), fettle, n., order repair, preparation, dress; prob. akin to E. fit See {Fit}, a.] 1. To repair; to prepare; to put in order [Prov. Eng.] --Carlyle. 2. (Metal.) To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fettle \Fet"tle\, v. i. To make preparations; to put things in order to do trifling business. [Prov. Eng.] --Bp. Hall. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fettle \Fet"tle\, n. The act of fettling. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. {In fine fettle}, in good spirits. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fettle n : a state of fitness and good health; "in fine fettle"
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