fettle
noun
[ ˈfɛt(ə)l ]
• condition.
• "Marguerite was in fine fettle"
Similar:
shape,
trim,
fitness,
physical fitness,
health,
state of health,
condition,
form,
repair,
state of repair,
state,
order,
working order,
way,
kilter,
nick,
fettle
verb
• trim or clean the rough edges of (a metal casting or a piece of pottery) before firing.
Origin:
late 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’.
