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refettling

refettling is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about refettling

What is refettling the present participle and gerund of?
Refettling is the present participle and gerund of refettle.

Words near refettling in the dictionary

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

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