Fettle

['fet(ə)l] or ['fɛtl]

(noun.) a state of fitness and good health; 'in fine fettle'.

(verb.) remove mold marks or sand from (a casting).

Editor: Manuel--From WordNet

(a.) To repair; to prepare; to put in order.

(a.) To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace.

(v. i.) To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.

(n.) The act of fettling.

Inputed by Cecile

v.t. (prov.) to arrange mend.—v.i. to potter fussily about.—n. preparedness ready condition.

Typed by Floyd