mettled
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Instinctive fear instantly mettled his nerves and he sprang up and leaped away from the hidden enemy.
From With Hoops of Steel by Dan Smith
You need not fear.—A raw youth, captain, but a mettled one, I'll warrant him.—A word with you.
From The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts by George Colman
Mounting the mettled charger, in the high spirit of new health he spurred it to full speed.
From Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
The mettled Kurt, half-broken on the wheel, then mounted his horse, and dashed full gallop down the street, which he had rode along so gingerly some minutes before.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Thomas Carlyle
The mettled Kurt gave ready answer; and now rode along the streets at a soft pace, lest his horse's tramp might too soon betray the secret of his coming.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Thomas Carlyle
