ppl. a. [METTLED 1.]
1639. T. de Grey, Compl. Horsem., I. iv. (1656), 37. Horses … must have also good eyes, obedient mouthed, and well mettled.
1693. J. D. Marsh, in Congreve, Old Batchelor, To Author. Like a well-metled Hawk you took your flight Quite out of reach.
