Pell (?), v. t. [Cf. Pelt, v. t.]

To pelt; to knock about.

[Obs.]

Holland.

 

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Pell, n. [OF. pel, F. peau, L. pellis a skin. See Fell a skin.]

1.

A skin or hide; a pelt.

2.

A roll of parchment; a parchment record.

Clerk of the pells, formerly, an officer of the exchequer who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called pell rolls. [Eng.]

 

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