pelt

noun \ ˈpelt \

Definition of pelt

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

a sheep's pelt

2 : a skin stripped of hair or wool for tanning

Origin and Etymology of pelt

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

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First Known Use: 15th century

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Other Fur and Leather Terms

chamois, fell, kip

pelt

verb

Definition of pelt

transitive verb

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

Origin and Etymology of pelt

see ¹pelt

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First Known Use: 1568

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Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

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

pelt

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

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pelter

noun

Origin and Etymology of pelt

Middle English

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pelt

noun

Definition of pelt

1 : blow, whack

2 chiefly British : a rapid pace : speed —usually used in the phrase full pelt

A friend still has the three lines up his legs where he ran full pelt into a barbed wire fence.
—John Woodhouse

First Known Use of pelt

circa 1540

PELT Defined for Kids

pelt

noun \ ˈpelt \

Definition of pelt for Students

: a skin of an animal especially with its fur or wool

pelt

verb

Definition of pelt for Students

pelted; pelting

1 : to hit with repeated blows

2 : to repeatedly throw (something) at

Children pelted each other with snowballs.

3 : to beat or pound against something again and again

Rain pelted on the roof.

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