pelt

¹pelt

noun \ˈpelt\

Definition of PELT

1

: a usually undressed skin with its hair, wool, or fur

2

: a skin stripped of hair or wool for tanning

Origin of PELT

Middle English, probably from pelett animal skin, from Anglo-French pelette — more at peltry

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Fur and Leather Terms

chamois, fell, kip

Rhymes with PELT

belt, celt, Celt, delt, felt, gelt, melt, smelt, spelt, svelte, veld, welt

²pelt

transitive verb

Definition of PELT

: to strip off the skin or pelt of (an animal)

First Known Use of PELT

1596

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

³pelt

verb

Definition of PELT

transitive verb

1

a : to strike with a succession of blows or missiles <pelted him with stones>

b : to assail vigorously or persistently <pelted her with accusations>

2

: hurl, throw <pelted snowballs at them>

3

: to beat or dash repeatedly against <hailstones pelting the roof>

intransitive verb

1

: to deliver a succession of blows or missiles

2

: to beat incessantly

3

: to move rapidly and vigorously : hurry

— pelt·er noun

Origin of PELT

Middle English

First Known Use: 15th century

⁴pelt

noun

Definition of PELT

: blow, whack

First Known Use of PELT

1513