Fettle

·noun The act of Fettling.

II. Fettle ·vi To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.

III. Fettle ·adj To Repair; to Prepare; to put in order.

IV. Fettle ·adj To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, ·etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace.

fettle
to fettle, to set or go about any thing ; to dress or prepare : to fettle th' tits, to dress the hor...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
fettle, to
To fit, repair, or put in order. Also, a threat. ...

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