fettlern.

Brit.

/ˈfɛtl̩ə/,

/ˈfɛtlə/, U.S.

/ˈfɛdl̩ər/,

/ˈfɛtlər/

Etymology: < fettle v. + -er suffix¹.

dialect and technical.

One who ‘fettles’; spec. in various trades.

ΚΠ

1871 Daily News 18 Aug. The cloth finishers, dressers, fettlers, and willeyers, are taking steps to obtain a general advance.

?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 87 Railway labourer, navvy,..fettler.

1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield Fettler, one who cleans up; especially one whose business it is to clean machinery, engines, &c.

1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Fettler, one who sharpens the knives of the fustian cutters.

1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Fettler, the person who cleans out the fudd and dirt that accumulates in the cards of the scribbler and condenser.

1900 H. Lawson On Track 44 The inspector hurried to his horse, and cantered off along the line in the direction of the fettlers' camp.

1962 A. J. Marshall & R. Drysdale Journey among Men 188 Twenty miles along the line we met four fettlers on a motor-driven trolley.

1964 People (Austral.) 16 Dec. 45/4 Nowadays, I am a railway fettler.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fettler
释义	fettlern. Brit. /ˈfɛtl̩ə/, /ˈfɛtlə/, U.S. /ˈfɛdl̩ər/, /ˈfɛtlər/ Etymology: < fettle v. + -er suffix¹. dialect and technical. One who ‘fettles’; spec. in various trades. ΚΠ 1871 Daily News 18 Aug. The cloth finishers, dressers, fettlers, and willeyers, are taking steps to obtain a general advance. ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 87 Railway labourer, navvy,..fettler. 1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield Fettler, one who cleans up; especially one whose business it is to clean machinery, engines, &c. 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Fettler, one who sharpens the knives of the fustian cutters. 1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Fettler, the person who cleans out the fudd and dirt that accumulates in the cards of the scribbler and condenser. 1900 H. Lawson On Track 44 The inspector hurried to his horse, and cantered off along the line in the direction of the fettlers' camp. 1962 A. J. Marshall & R. Drysdale Journey among Men 188 Twenty miles along the line we met four fettlers on a motor-driven trolley. 1964 People (Austral.) 16 Dec. 45/4 Nowadays, I am a railway fettler. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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