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fettle

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fettle \Fet"tle\, n. The act of fettling. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. In fine fettle , in good spirits.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE fine ▪ When I visited Mahatma Gandhi again at the end of June, 1946, he was in fine fettle . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ When I visited Mahatma Gandhi again at the end of June, 1946, he was in fine fettle .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a state of fitness and good health; "in fine fettle"

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"condition, state, trim," c.1750, in a glossary of Lancashire dialect, from northern Middle English fettle (v.) "to make ready, fix, prepare, arrange" (late 14c.), which is of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to Old English fetian "to fetch" (see fetch (v.)); ...

Usage examples of fettle.

It added to my dispiritedness that my injuries put him in such fine fettle.

April, Young Marius in high fettle moved his army out of camp and marched through the ancient pylons at Sacriportus onto the Via Latina, heading southeast toward Campania and Sulla.

Spiggy Fettle would point out—in either his who-cares or his God-this-is-portentous voice, depending upon where he was in his joy-pain cycle—that the organizational structure of CM was mandated by Hobbs Transystem, and there wasn't much they could do about it.

By this time his brother-in-law was in fine fettle, so that whether Mr Hawkins kept his appointment or not, it seemed probable that the plan would be carried out.

He felt guilty for having left the big animal saddled and packed all night, but the morse seemed none the worse for it, and a roll in the little brook, which sent water cascading up the banks, put him in fine fettle.

As the last day of peace ticked on, Adolf Hitler was in fine fettle.