fettling

== English == === Verb === fettling present participle and gerund of fettle === Noun === fettling (countable and uncountable, plural fettlings) (gerund, UK) Repairing; mending; sorting. (gerund, UK) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace. Synonym: (US) fix (gerund, UK) The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.