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Meaning
Noun
●
In Emotions:
A state of physical
condition
;
kilter
or trim.
●
One's
mental
state; spirits.
●
Sand used to
line
a furnace.
●
In Ceramics:
A
seam
line
left
by the
meeting
of
mould
pieces.
●
In British English:
The
act
of fettling.
●
In Cumbrian English, Geordie English & Emotions:
A person's
mood
or state, often
assuming
the worst.
Verb
●
To
sort out
, to
fix
, to
mend
, to repair.
●
To make
preparations
; to
put
things in order; to do
trifling
business.
●
To
line
the
hearth
of a
furnace
with
sand
prior to
pouring
molten
metal.
●
In Geordie English & Emotions:
To be
upset
or in a
bad
mood.
●
In
ceramics
, to
remove
(as by
sanding
) the
seam
lines
left
by the
meeting
of two molds.
●
To prepare.
Sourced from
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Origin
fettle
English
fetel
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Rhymes
Metal
Settle
Gretel
Mettle
Kettle
Fettle
Skettle
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