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Fettle

noun
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
2.nounOne's mental state; spirits.
3.nounSand used to line a furnace.
4.nounA person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
"What's yer fettle marra?"
5.nounA seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces.
6.nounThe act of fettling.
7.verbTo sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.
8.verbTo make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
9.verbTo line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.
10.verbTo be upset or in a bad mood.
"Divint fettle yersel ower that!"
11.verbIn ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
12.verbTo prepare.

Synonyms

tunefitmentfinessingtemperfinessefinerymoodtemperaturetemperamenttonephilosophyfitness

Rhymes With

mettlesettlenettlemetalettlekettlebetelunsettle
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