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Dictionary Results for fettle:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
fettle
    n 1: a state of fitness and good health; "in fine fettle"
    v 1: remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fettle \Fet"tle\, v. i.
   To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling
   business. [Prov. Eng.] --Bp. Hall.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fettle \Fet"tle\, n.
   The act of fettling. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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   In fine fettle, in good spirits.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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   2. (Metal.) To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders,
      etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace.
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