my mum used it all the time
my dad also likes "fettle".
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:54, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I forgot about fettle.
Since moving away from my home town I forgot a lot of words.
( girlinthehole, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:55, Reply)

my grandma used to work down t'mill in tod
and the "fettler" was actually the man who came to fettle the machines. as they got paid for what they produced, the poor sod got it right in the neck if he didn't fettle fast!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:56, Reply)

As in 'fine fettle'?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:57, Reply)

no
as in "get it fettled, lad"
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:58, Reply)

Meaning?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:58, Reply)

if only there were some magical way you could look this up

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:59, Reply)

So it's like a Northern 'Google'?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 18:00, Reply)

In this instance it means "fix" or "mend"
but you're also right about "fine fettle", as in good mood.
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 18:03, Reply)

The North is too confusing.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 18:09, Reply)

confusing shit
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 18:25, Reply)