refettle
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[edit]refettle (third-person singular simple present refettles, present participle refettling, simple past and past participle refettled)
- To fettle again.
- 1979 August, Michael Harris, “A line for all reasons: the North Yorkshire Moors Railway”, in Railway World, page 412:
- The paid permanent way staff prepare and refettle the track during the week and at weekends volunteer gangs of some 30/40 people are engaged on relaying — [...].