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Word: fettle (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
  • ceramics a seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces.
  • Cumbria A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
  • One's mental state; spirits.
  • Sand used to line a furnace.

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Verb:

  • British|cycling|slang To repair or tune a bicycle.
  • Northern England|and|Yorkshire To sort out, to fix.
  • In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
  • Geordie To be upset or in bad mood.
  • transitive To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.

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