(especially Northern England) To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair. / (intransitive) To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.

A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim. / One's mental state; spirits. / Sand used to line a furnace. / (Tyneside, Cumbria) A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fettle

plural of fettle

simple past tense and past participle of fettle

present participle of fettle

(gerund, UK) Repairing; mending; sorting. / (gerund, UK) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.

plural of fettling

In good condition; energetic.

A person who maintains railway lines. / Someone whose job is to sand and grind small imperfections from metal and ceramic castings. / (by extension) Someone who fiddles or tinkers with things.