fettle

Definitions


[ˈfɛtl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- condition
(e.g: Marguerite was in fine fettle)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the general sense ‘get ready, prepare’, specifically ‘prepare oneself for battle, gird up’): from dialect fettle ‘strip of material, girdle’, from Old English fetel, of Germanic origin; related to German Fessel ‘chain, band’


[ˈfɛtl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- trim or clean the rough edges of (a metal casting or a piece of pottery) before firing


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the general sense ‘get ready, prepare’, specifically ‘prepare oneself for battle, gird up’): from dialect fettle ‘strip of material, girdle’, from Old English fetel, of Germanic origin; related to German Fessel ‘chain, band’




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