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fettles

fettles is the plural of fettle.

fettles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fettle.

Meaning of fettle

Noun

fettle (plural fettles)

  1. A state of physical condition; kilter or trim.
    • These strong 2-8-2s […] appeared in good fettle, especially those shedded at Lublin and several arrivals and departures were photographed in the fine evening light.1979 August, P. R. G. Kennard, “Polish Steam Panorama”, in Railway World, page 421
  2. One's mental state; spirits.
  3. Sand used to line a furnace.
  4. A seam line left by the meeting of mould pieces.
  5. (UK, dialectal) The act of fettling.
  6. (Cumbria, Geordie) A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
    • What’s yer fettle marra?

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Questions about fettles

What is fettles the plural of?
Fettles is the plural of fettle.

Words near fettles in the dictionary

  1. fetting
  2. fettle
  3. fettled
  4. fettler
  5. fettlers
  6. fettles
  7. fettling
  8. fettlings
  9. fettucce
  10. fettuccelle
  11. fettuccine

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