fettle
fettle
noun
noun
- [mass noun]condition
情形，状况；条件
the aircraft remains in fine fettle.
这架飞机仍然状况良好。
- [with obj.]trim or clean the rough edges of (a metal casting or a piece of pottery) before firing
（焙烧前）打磨，修整，清除（金属铸件、陶器的毛边）
■(N. English)make or repair (something)
(北英格兰)制造；修补
[with twoobjs]I paid a smith to fettle me an iron vest.
我出钱请一位铁匠给我做一件铁马甲。
- 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'
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