Fettlers
A Prestonian word for old men who exist as soon as the pubs are open. They're usually identifiable by their brown, slouched appearance and the musk of cheap tobacco and piss. They may surround themselves with a ring of empty pint glasses as if they were under siege from reality.
"Those fettlers are dying out."
"Yeah?"
"There’s not any less of them, dying out is just their style."
"Yeah?"
"There’s not any less of them, dying out is just their style."
Fettlers by H.S. Willsy August 25, 2011
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