"refettle" meaning in English

See refettle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: refettles [present, singular, third-person], refettling [participle, present], refettled [participle, past], refettled [past]
Etymology: From re- + fettle. Etymology templates: {{af|en|re-|fettle}} re- + fettle Head templates: {{en-verb|refettles|refettling|refettled}} refettle (third-person singular simple present refettles, present participle refettling, simple past and past participle refettled)
  1. To fettle again.
    Sense id: en-refettle-en-verb-MkBXRrow Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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