Brewer's: Fettle

as a verb, means to repair; to smoothe; as an adjective, it means well-knit, all right and tight. It is connected with our word feat, the French faire, the Latin facere.

Fettled ale
, in Lancashire, means ale warmed and spiced.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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