fettlingn.

/ˈfɛtlɪŋ/

Etymology: < fettle v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of fettle v. in various senses; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > preparation or putting in order

dighting1340

fettling1847

the world > relative properties > order > [noun] > putting in order > putting in order or making tidy

redding1450

reding1493

trimming1519

fettling1847

setting-to-rights1847

slicking1855

tidying1867

snugging1886

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss

to-doc1330

adoc1380

great (also much) cry and little woolc1460

feery-fary1535

fray1568

stirc1595

do1598

coil1599

hurl1603

ruffle1609

clutterment1611

buzz1628

bustle1637

paddle1642

racket1644

clutter1652

tracas1656

tracasserie1656

circumference1667

flutter1667

hurly-burly1678

fuss1701

fissle1719

fraise1725

hurry-scurry1753

fix-fax1768

fal-lal1775

widdle1789

touse1792

fuffle1801

going-on1817

hurry and scurry1823

sputter1823

tew1825

Bob's-a-dying1829

fidge1832

tamasha1842

mulling1845

mussing1846

fettling1847

fooster1847

trade1854

scrimmage1855

carry-on1861

fuss-and-feathers1866

on-carry1870

make-a-do1880

miration1883

razzle-dazzle1885

song and dance1885

to get a rustle on1891

tea-party1903

stirabout1905

whoop-de-do1910

chichi1928

production1941

go-go1966

1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey xi. 168 I'd no heart to sweeping an' fettling, an' washing pots.

1859 ‘T. Treddlehoyle’ Bairnsla Foaks' Ann. 10 Two owd worthies there thowt it a nice chonce to gie it a good fetlin aht.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xx. ii. 24 Friedrich calculated there would be very considerable fettling and haggling.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale ‘I gev him a good fettling.’

1958 New Scientist 13 Nov. 1269/2 When the carding engine is restarted after this ‘fettling’ [sc. removal of dirt] a lot of the fibres fed in go at first to replace the dirt and fibres just removed.

1960 H. Powell Beginner's Bk. Pottery ii. 63 Fettling, trimming cast models where mould joints leave lines of clay.

1960 R. Lister Decorative Wrought Ironwork 227 Fettling brush, a wire brush used in fettling.

1960 R. Lister Decorative Wrought Ironwork 227 Fettling hole, in a cupola, the aperture through which the debris may be removed after a melt.

1960 R. Lister Decorative Wrought Ironwork ii. 55 The castings are removed from the sand moulds in a knockout... From here they are taken to the fettling shop and subjected to a series of cleaning processes.

b. spec. The action of lining a puddling furnace; hence, the materials used for this. Also attributive.

ΚΠ

1864 J. Percy Metall.: Iron & Steel 669 Iron puddled with limestone fettling is always rotten.

1872 Daily News 7 Oct. 6 His judgment..was against Sunday fettling.

1890 Iron & Steel Trades Jrnl. 4 Jan. 20/2 Sales of cokes and fettling minerals are recorded in large quantities.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	fettling
释义	fettlingn. /ˈfɛtlɪŋ/ Etymology: < fettle v. + -ing suffix¹. a. The action of fettle v. in various senses; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > preparation or putting in order dighting1340 fettling1847 the world > relative properties > order > [noun] > putting in order > putting in order or making tidy redding1450 reding1493 trimming1519 fettling1847 setting-to-rights1847 slicking1855 tidying1867 snugging1886 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss to-doc1330 adoc1380 great (also much) cry and little woolc1460 feery-fary1535 fray1568 stirc1595 do1598 coil1599 hurl1603 ruffle1609 clutterment1611 buzz1628 bustle1637 paddle1642 racket1644 clutter1652 tracas1656 tracasserie1656 circumference1667 flutter1667 hurly-burly1678 fuss1701 fissle1719 fraise1725 hurry-scurry1753 fix-fax1768 fal-lal1775 widdle1789 touse1792 fuffle1801 going-on1817 hurry and scurry1823 sputter1823 tew1825 Bob's-a-dying1829 fidge1832 tamasha1842 mulling1845 mussing1846 fettling1847 fooster1847 trade1854 scrimmage1855 carry-on1861 fuss-and-feathers1866 on-carry1870 make-a-do1880 miration1883 razzle-dazzle1885 song and dance1885 to get a rustle on1891 tea-party1903 stirabout1905 whoop-de-do1910 chichi1928 production1941 go-go1966 1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey xi. 168 I'd no heart to sweeping an' fettling, an' washing pots. 1859 ‘T. Treddlehoyle’ Bairnsla Foaks' Ann. 10 Two owd worthies there thowt it a nice chonce to gie it a good fetlin aht. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xx. ii. 24 Friedrich calculated there would be very considerable fettling and haggling. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale ‘I gev him a good fettling.’ 1958 New Scientist 13 Nov. 1269/2 When the carding engine is restarted after this ‘fettling’ [sc. removal of dirt] a lot of the fibres fed in go at first to replace the dirt and fibres just removed. 1960 H. Powell Beginner's Bk. Pottery ii. 63 Fettling, trimming cast models where mould joints leave lines of clay. 1960 R. Lister Decorative Wrought Ironwork 227 Fettling brush, a wire brush used in fettling. 1960 R. Lister Decorative Wrought Ironwork 227 Fettling hole, in a cupola, the aperture through which the debris may be removed after a melt. 1960 R. Lister Decorative Wrought Ironwork ii. 55 The castings are removed from the sand moulds in a knockout... From here they are taken to the fettling shop and subjected to a series of cleaning processes. b. spec. The action of lining a puddling furnace; hence, the materials used for this. Also attributive. ΚΠ 1864 J. Percy Metall.: Iron & Steel 669 Iron puddled with limestone fettling is always rotten. 1872 Daily News 7 Oct. 6 His judgment..was against Sunday fettling. 1890 Iron & Steel Trades Jrnl. 4 Jan. 20/2 Sales of cokes and fettling minerals are recorded in large quantities. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1847
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