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fettle (noun, transitive verb) –

(n) : state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or form —often used in the phrase in fine fettle, (v) : to cover or line the hearth of (something, such as a reverberatory furnace) with loose material (such as sand or gravel)

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : British dialect, to set in order, get ready, from Middle English fetlen to shape, prepare; perhaps akin to Old English fetian to fetch. First known use of fettle: noun 1740, verb 1881

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