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   Fet·tle

   /ˈfed(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. condition: "the aircraft remains in fine fettle"

   verb

   • 1. trim or clean the rough edges of (a metal casting or a piece of pottery) before firing.
   • ▪ make or repair (something): "the familiar sounds of bikes being prepped and fettled"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb in the general sense ‘get ready, prepare’, specifically ‘prepare oneself for battle, gird up’): from dialect fettle ‘strip of material, girdle’, from Old English fetel, of Germanic origin; related to German Fessel ‘chain, band’.

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   What does fettle mean in English?

   • The noun fettle came from Old English during the 1700s and was used to refer to the condition or state of anything. In its verb form, fettle meant to prepare or get ready. The phrase in fine fettle eventually popped up around the mid-19th century and was used to mean in good condition, whether it was a person or an object.

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   What does fine fettle mean?

   • The etymology is from fetel, which is Old English for a belt or girdle, from which the meaning evolved to girding oneself, or tightening one's belt, in preparation for something or other. Fine fettle Origin and History - To be in fine fettle means to be in good order or good condition and the expression dates from the 18th century.

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   What does fettle mean in metallurgy?

   • n. 1. a. Proper or sound condition. b. Mental or emotional state; spirits: was in fine fettle. 2. Metallurgy Loose sand or ore used to line the hearth of a reverberatory furnace in preparation for pouring molten metal. To line the hearth of (a reverberatory furnace) with loose sand or ore in preparation for pouring molten metal.

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   Where did fettle come from?

   • The origin of fettle is very unclear as Etymonline says. It dates back long before the age of steam, the first quotation in the OED being from the early 15th century. The principal meaning of the verb (there are others) means to 'gird up', or to 'make ready', and the noun, that the subject is ready and in fine order.

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   FETTLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of fettle in English. fettle. old-fashioned informal us / ˈfet̬. ə l / uk / ˈfet. ə l / in fine/good fettle. Add to word list. healthy or strong, or in good condition: "How was Jane ?" "Oh, she was in fine fettle." SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   Definition of fettle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of 'fettle' See in fine fettle [...] More. Conjugations of 'fettle' present simple: I fettle, you fettle [...] past simple: I fettled, you fettled [...] past participle: fettled. More. Synonyms of 'fettle' • health, form, condition, shape [...] More. Examples of 'fettle' in a sentence.

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   noun. state; condition: in fine fettle. verb (used with object), fet·tled, fet·tling. Ceramics. to remove mold marks from (a cast piece). Metallurgy. to remove sand from (a casting). to repair the hearth of (an open-hearth furnace). Recommended videos. Powered by AnyClip. AnyClip Product Demo 2022.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fet‧tle /ˈfetl/ noun → in fine/good fettle Examples from the Corpus fettle • When I visited Mahatma Gandhi again at the end of June, 1946, he was in fine fettle. Origin fettle (1700-1800) fettle “to clean, make ready” ((14-19 centuries)) fettle meaning, definition, what is fettle: Definition ...:

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   Dictionary definition of fettle. A person's physical or mental condition, state of health, or overall well-being. "The team's star player was back in fine fettle after a brief injury." Detailed meaning of fettle.

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   A complete guide to the word "FETTLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.