Both Uses
mettle
in
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
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- The cook, placed upon her mettle, served a delicious repast—a luscious tenderloin broiled a point.†
Chpt 24 *
- His horses were full of mettle, and even a little unmanageable.†
Chpt 35
Definitions:
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(1)
(mettle) courage or strength of character
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)