Fettle, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary:
NOUN: 1a. Proper or sound condition. 1b. Mental or emotional state; spirits: was in fine fettle. 2. Metallurgy Loose sand or ore used to line the hearth of a reverberatory furnace in preparation for pouring molten metal. ETYMOLOGY: From Middle English fetlen, to make ready, possibly from Old English fetel, girdle.
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NOUN:
1a. Proper or sound condition.
1b. Mental or emotional state; spirits: was in fine fettle.
2. Metallurgy Loose sand or ore used to line the hearth of a reverberatory furnace in preparation for pouring molten metal.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Middle English fetlen, to make ready, possibly from Old English fetel, girdle.