fettling

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Synonyms: ettling, settling, nettling, kettling, fetting, feeling, fetching, rattling, setting, nestling, petting

Antonyms: ettling, settling, nettling, kettling, fetting, feeling, fetching, rattling, setting, nestling, petting

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|fettle||ing-form}}

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|mending}} {{lb|en|gerund|UK}} {{l|en|repairing#Noun|Repairing}}; {{l|en|mending#Noun|mending}}; {{l|en|sorting|id=mending|sorting}}.
2. {{senseid|en|furnace material}} {{lb|en|gerund|UK}} A mixture of [[ore]], [[cinder]]s, etc., used to [[line]] the [[hearth]] of a [[puddling]] [[furnace]].
3. {{senseid|en|potting}} {{lb|en|gerund|UK}} The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried [[clay]] [[ware]].

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