to fettle

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To repair or tune a bicycle
Sand used to line a furnace
One's mental state; spirits
To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair
A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst

What's yer fettle marra?.

a seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces
{v} to trifle, idle, loiter, do idly
British term meaning the process of removing all runners and risers and cleaning off adhering sand from the casting Also refers to the removal of slag from the inside of the cupola and in Britain to repair the bed of an open hearth
A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim
To be upset or in bad mood
To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business
The removal of unwanted blemishes, seams and flash from nearly dry pots prior to glazing and firing
To repair; to prepare; to put in order
In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds
If you say that someone or something is in fine fettle, you mean that they are in very good health or condition. You seem in fine fettle. in fine/good fettle healthy or working properly (fettle (14-19 centuries))
as the hearth of a puddling furnace
To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc
a state of fitness and good health; "in fine fettle"
To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal
A persons mood or state, often assuming the worst
The act of fettling
\FET-l\, noun: A state or condition of fitness or order; state of mind; spirits -- often used in the phrase "in fine fettle "
a state of fitness and good health; "in fine fettle
{i} condition, state, fitness
Ones mental state; spirits
In ceramics, a seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces
To sort out, to fix
{f} remove marks left behind from the molding process (Ceramics); fix, repair; prepare, make ready; shape, mold
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