fettle

noun

/ˈfetl/

Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb in the general sense ‘get ready, prepare’, specifically ‘prepare oneself for battle, gird up’): from dialect fettle ‘strip of material, girdle’, from Old English fetel, of Germanic origin; related to German Fessel ‘chain, band’.

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Idioms

in fine/good fettle

(old-fashioned, informal) healthy; in good condition
- The team is in fine fettle.
- Park Foods is in fine fettle after selling off all non-core businesses.

单词	fettle
释义	fettle noun /ˈfetl/ /ˈfetl/ Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb in the general sense ‘get ready, prepare’, specifically ‘prepare oneself for battle, gird up’): from dialect fettle ‘strip of material, girdle’, from Old English fetel, of Germanic origin; related to German Fessel ‘chain, band’. Idioms jump to other results Idioms in fine/good fettle (old-fashioned, informal) healthy; in good condition The team is in fine fettle. Park Foods is in fine fettle after selling off all non-core businesses.
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