Fettle1. (v.) To repair; to prepare; to put in order.
2. (v.) To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace.
3. (v. i.) To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
4. (n.) The act of fettling.
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