FETTERLESS
Fet"ter*less, a.
Defn: Free from fetters. Marston.
FETTLE Fet"tle, v. t. Etym: [OE. & Prov. E., to fettle (in sense 1), fettle, n., order, repair, preparation, dress; prob. akin to E. fit. See Fit, a.]
Defn: 1. To repair; to prepare; to put in order. [Prov. Eng.]
Carlyle.
2. (Metal.)
Defn: To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace.
FETTLE
Fet"tle, v. i.
Defn: To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business. [Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall.
FETTLE
Fet"tle, n.
Defn: The act of fettling. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. In fine fettle, in good spirits.