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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a state of fitness and good health;
- Example: "in fine fettle"


VERB (1)

1. remove mold marks or sand from (a casting);


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fettle \Fet"tle\, v. i. To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business. [Prov. Eng.] --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fettle \Fet"tle\, n. The act of fettling. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. [1913 Webster] In fine fettle, in good spirits. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fettle \Fet"tle\, v. t. [OE. & Prov. E., to fettle (in sense 1), fettle, n., order, repair, preparation, dress; prob. akin to E. fit. See Fit, a.] 1. To repair; to prepare; to put in order. [Prov. Eng.] --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metal.) To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fettle n 1: a state of fitness and good health; "in fine fettle" v 1: remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)