单词 | fettle |
释义 | Word Frequency fettle(ˈfɛtəl) verb (transitive) 1. to remove (excess moulding material and casting irregularities) from a cast component 2. to line or repair (the walls of a furnace) 3. British dialect a. to prepare or arrange (a thing, oneself, etc), esp to put a finishing touch to b. to repair or mend (something) noun 4. state of health, spirits, etc (esp in the phrase in fine fettle) 5. another name for fettling Word origin C14 (in the sense: to put in order): back formation from fetled girded up, from Old English fetel belt |
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