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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-399/
- Published: 2021-03-01T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-12T00:35:36.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14

The word for today is…

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](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fettle?ref=goodoil.news)

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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