fettle

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Synonyms: mettle, settle, nettle, ettle, kettle, pettle, fette, gettle, bettle

Antonyms: mettle, settle, nettle, ettle, kettle, pettle, fette, gettle, bettle

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Noun

1. A [[state#Noun|state]] of [[physical#Adjective|physical]] [[condition#Noun|condition]]; [[kilter]] or [[trim]].
2. One's [[mental#Adjective|mental]] state; [[spirits#Noun|spirits]].
3. [[sand#Noun|Sand]] [[use#Verb|used]] to [[line#Verb|line]] a [[furnace#Noun|furnace]].
4. {{lb|en|ceramics}} A [[seam#Noun|seam]] line [[leave#Verb|left]] by the [[meeting#Noun|meeting]] of [[mould#Noun|mould]] [[piece#Noun|pieces]].
5. {{lb|en|UK|dialectal}} The act of fettling.<!--which sense? Webster 1913-->
6. {{lb|en|Cumbria|Geordie}} A person's [[mood]] or state, often [[assume|assuming]] the [[bad#Adjective|worst]].

Verb

1. {{senseid|en|sort out by mending}} {{lb|en|especially Northern England}} To [[sort out]], to [[fix]], to [[mend]], to [[repair]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[line]] the [[hearth]] of a [[furnace]] with [[sand]] prior to [[pouring]] [[molten]] [[metal]].
4. {{lb|en|reflexive|Geordie}} To be [[upset]] or in a bad [[mood]].
5. {{lb|en|ceramics}} To remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
6. {{lb|en|transitive|engineering}} To [[machine]] away seam lines or more generally to make small adjustments to a component or machine to improve its fit or operation.
7. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To [[prepare]].

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