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Etymology 1
From OF. pel (cognate with modern French peler) a skin, possible contraction of peltry "skins" generically.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�lt|-�lt

Noun
pelt

1. The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. See 4th Fell.
2. The human skin.
3. The body of any quarry killed by the hawk.

Translations
trans-top|The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
Dutch: huid f, vel n, pels m
German: pelz
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Greek: ��οβειά f, �ομά�ι n
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trans-top|The human skin
Dutch: huid f, vel n
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trans-top|The body of any quarry killed by the hawk
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Related terms
fell
pelisse
pell
pellagra
pellage
pellicle
peltry
surplice

Etymology 2
Possible contraction of pellet

Verb
en-verb

1. To throw missiles.
2. To throw out words.
3. To beat or to hit.
4. To move rapidly, generally in vehicle.

#:The boy pelted down the hill on his toboggan.

et:pelt
fa:pelt
fr:pelt
io:pelt
pl:pelt
te:pelt
vi:pelt
zh:pelt

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