[
UK
/fˈɛtəl/
]
NOUN
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a state of fitness and good health
in fine fettle
VERB
- remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)
How To Use fettle In A Sentence
- Bobileff and crew fettled and cajoled and fairly bullwhipped the old beast back together, then fired her up and into a transporter just hours before the show.
- At first sight, the economy hit the August turmoil in fine fettle.
- But back on the track they were reassured that the cycling will be in fine fettle. Times, Sunday Times
- I couldn't understand why as I had not half an hour earlier fettled it.
- Just as an aside, Perry Forde, despite nicotine withdrawals was in fine fettle and led her team to victory in a riveting match-up led by quizmaster Billy Varley who also had to make the supreme sacrifice.
- in fine fettle
- But look at him now - my exclusive pic shows him in fine fettle. The Sun
- As one of 8 surviving children of a railway fettler, will I have more than 37.5% of the nation as fellow travellers in the future?
- The contracts were first offered to engineers and salaried staff with RSA, but are now being extend to all employees within the organisation including base grade fettlers.
- Ross Comm, currently a 25-1 chance with William Hill, is reported to be in fine fettle after winning his last two races by a combined distance of 34 lengths.