Definitions for fettling
fettling
fet·tling
Spelling: [fet-ling]
IPA: /ˈfɛt lɪŋ/
Fettling is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 170 anagrams from letters in fettling (efgilntt).
Definitions for fettling
noun
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the material with which the hearth of a puddling furnace is lined, usually a dolomite or refractory mixture.
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state; condition:
verb (used with object)
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Ceramics. to remove mold marks from (a cast piece).
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Metallurgy.
to remove sand from (a casting).
to repair the hearth of (an open-hearth furnace).
Origin of fettling
First recorded in 1860-65; fettle + -ing1
Examples for fettling
He is getting his saddle altered: fettling about this and that; does not consider what danger he is in.
I have heard the people here talk of "fettling" the hearth when they mean "clean up."