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   fettle

   /ˈfɛtl/

   noun

   • 1. condition: "Marguerite was in fine fettle"

   verb

   • 1. trim or clean the rough edges of (a metal casting or a piece of pottery) before firing.
   • ▪ make or repair (something).

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb in the general sense ‘get ready, prepare’, specifically ‘prepare oneself for battle, gird up’): from dialect fettle ‘strip of material, girdle’, from Old English fetel, of Germanic origin; related to German Fessel ‘chain, band’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • E

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