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FETTLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of fitness and good health

Example:

in fine fettle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("fettle" is a kind of...):

fitness; physical fitness (good physical condition; being in shape or in condition)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "fettle" is one way to...):

get rid of; remove (dispose of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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