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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fettle/ˈfetl/

▶noun condition: he's in fine fettle. ▶verb

1 trim or clean the rough edges of (a metal casting or a piece of pottery) before firing.

2 N. English make or repair.

– origin ME (in the sense ‘prepare’): from dial. fettle ‘strip of material’, from OE fetel, of Gmc origin.

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