noun
- condition or state of health, fitness, or repair
Usage: chiefly British
verb
- to put in order; to repair or restore
Usage: chiefly British
Examples
- The old car is in fine fettle after the mechanic worked on it.
- She’s in good fettle despite her recent illness.
- The team is in poor fettle heading into the championship.
- He spent the morning fettling his bicycle before the race.
- The gardener fettled the broken fence gate.
- After a good night’s sleep, I’m in fine fettle again.