Definitions for fettles

fettles fet·tle

Spelling: [fet-l]
IPA: /ˈfɛt l/

Fettles is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 96 anagrams from letters in fettles (eeflstt).

Definitions for fettles

noun

  1. state; condition:

verb (used with object)

  1. Ceramics. to remove mold marks from (a cast piece).
  2. Metallurgy. to remove sand from (a casting). to repair the hearth of (an open-hearth furnace).

Origin of fettles

1300-50; Middle English fetle to shape, prepare, back formation from fetled, Old English *fetelede girded up, equivalent to fetel belt + -ede -ed2

Examples for fettles

"Faith, an' it's my mither's ain son that could fettle that," said the curate.

Being across the Umganie with Monyosi and his dog one day in search of buck, I found the elephants in very bad “fettle.”

The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.

That's a match some old cats would lap tea all night to fettle up.'

One branch of my duty is to fettle your horse; and in Flamborough they fettle them on stale fish.

Theer's gude years ahead o' yon dogs, but I've na mind to gi' 'em the wark they need to keep 'em in fettle.

These were nebulous questions, but I was in fettle for anything; boat-stealing was a bagatelle.

With them gals to hender us we ain't a-going to be in no fettle for a skimper-scamper race with a fresh wheen o' the redskins.

The gunners and swabbers were putting their cannon in fettle below decks.

And they will keep in this fettle until they get off the Horn.

Word Value for fettles
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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