Definitions for fettlings
fettlings
fet·tling
Spelling: [fet-ling]
IPA: /ˈfɛt lɪŋ/
Fettlings is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 344 anagrams from letters in fettlings (efgilnstt).
Definitions for fettlings
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 fettlings
First recorded in 1860-65; fettle + -ing1
Examples for fettlings
I have heard the people here talk of "fettling" the hearth when they mean "clean up."
He is getting his saddle altered: fettling about this and that; does not consider what danger he is in.