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单词 fettling
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fet•tling  (fet′ling),USA pronunciation n. [Metall.]
  1. Metallurgythe material with which the hearth of a puddling furnace is lined, usually a dolomite or refractory mixture.
  • fettle + -ing1 1860–65

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fet•tle /ˈfɛtəl/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. state;
    condition:They felt in fine fettle.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fet•tle  (fet′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -tled, -tling. 
n. 
  1. state;
    condition:in fine fettle.

v.t. 
  1. Ceramicsto remove mold marks from (a cast piece).
  2. [Metall.]
    • Metallurgyto remove sand from (a casting).
    • Metallurgyto repair the hearth of (an open-hearth furnace).
  • Middle English fetle to shape, prepare, back formation from fetled, Old English *fetelede girded up, equivalent. to fetel belt + -ede -ed2 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fettle /ˈfɛtəl/ vb (transitive)
  1. to line or repair (the walls of a furnace)
  2. Brit dialect to prepare or arrange (a thing, oneself, etc), esp to put a finishing touch to
  3. to repair or mend (something)
 n
  1. state of health, spirits, etc (esp in the phrase in fine fettle)
Etymology: 14th Century (in the sense: to put in order): back formation from fetled girded up, from Old English fetel belt
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