fettle

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A state of physical condition; kilter or trim.
2. noun One's mental state; spirits.
3. noun Sand used to line a furnace.
4. noun A seam line left by the meeting of mould pieces.
5. noun The act of fettling.
6. noun A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.

   What’s yer fettle marra?

7. verb To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.
8. verb To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.

Similar words

tune fitment finessing temper finesse finery mood temperature temperament tone

Often followed by

and the for in to that than a as

Word family

fettled fettles fettling in fine fettle