01 v. t. To pelt; to knock about.
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To pelt; to knock about.[Obs.]
Entry
3 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Pell
/(pĕl)/
· IPA /pɛl/
02 n. A skin or hide; a pelt.
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A skin or hide; a pelt.
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2.
A roll of parchment; a parchment record.
Phrases & compounds
Clerk of the pells —
formerly, an officer of the exchequer who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called pell rolls.