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refettles

refettles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of refettle.

Meaning of refettle

Verb

refettle (third-person singular simple present refettles, present participle refettling, simple past and past participle refettled)

  1. To fettle again.
    • The paid permanent way staff prepare and refettle the track during the week and at weekends volunteer gangs of some 30/40 people are engaged on relaying — [...].1979 August, Michael Harris, “A line for all reasons: the North Yorkshire Moors Railway”, in Railway World, page 412

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What is refettles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Refettles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of refettle.

Words near refettles in the dictionary

  1. refetched
  2. refetches
  3. refetching
  4. refettle
  5. refettled
  6. refettles
  7. refettling
  8. Reff
  9. reffed
  10. Reffett
  11. Reffetts

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