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BNC: 19481 COCA: 15181

pelt

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noun (1)

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

pelt

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verb (1)

pelted; pelting; pelts

transitive verb

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

pelt

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verb (2)

pelted; pelting; pelts

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
pelter noun

pelt

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noun (2)

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

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb (1)

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

Verb (2)

Middle English

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1568, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (2)

circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pelt was in the 15th century

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