fettling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)
    fettle.

WordNet

Fet"tling noun
Definitions
  1. (Metal.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace. Eng. It is commonly called fix in the United States.
  2. (Pottery) The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.

Webster 1913