Associations to the word «Fettle»
Wiktionary
FETTLE, noun. A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
FETTLE, noun. One's mental state; spirits.
FETTLE, noun. Sand used to line a furnace.
FETTLE, noun. (Geordie) (Cumbria) A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
FETTLE, noun. (ceramics) a seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces.
FETTLE, noun. (UK) (dialect) The act of fettling.
FETTLE, verb. (Northern England) To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.
FETTLE, verb. (intransitive) To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
FETTLE, verb. (transitive) To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.
FETTLE, verb. (transitive) (Geordie) To be upset or in a bad mood.
FETTLE, verb. In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
FETTLE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To prepare.
Dictionary definition
FETTLE, noun. A state of fitness and good health; "in fine fettle".
FETTLE, verb. Remove mold marks or sand from (a casting).
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.