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Re: origin of the word "fettler" ?
- Subject: Re: origin of the word "fettler" ?
- From: billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)
- Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 19:14:29 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail,aus.rail.models
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- References: <390b8344@newshost.pcug.org.au>
- Reply-To: billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:7518 aus.rail.models:911
"David Virgo" <dvirgo@pcug.org.au> wrote:
> I have recieved thye following question regarding fettlers and the WAGR. The
> question relates to the origin of the word "fettler".
"Fettler" comes from the Middle English word "fetlen", which meant "to
shape or prepare".
It actually has nothing to do with the separate word "fettle", which
means "state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or
form".
Cheers,
Bill