fettle
vb tr
1 to remove (excess moulding material and casting irregularities) from a cast component
2 to line or repair (the walls of a furnace)
a to prepare or arrange (a thing, oneself, etc.), esp. to put a finishing touch to
b to repair or mend (something)
n
4 state of health, spirits, etc. (esp. in the phrase in fine fettle)
5 another name for →
fettling
(C14 (in the sense: to put in order): back formation from fetled girded up, from Old English fetel belt)