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/pel"teuhr/, n.1. a person or thing that pelts.2. Poker. skeet2.[1820-30; PELT1 + -ER1]
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Pelter — Pelt er, n. One who pelts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pelter — Pel ter, n. A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint. [Obs.] Let such pelters prate. Gascoigne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pelter — [pel′tər] vt., vi. PELT1 … English World dictionary
pelter — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Panic. She s in a richt pelter the day, the tally man s due. II Mawdesley Glossary a sudden heavy storm of rain … English dialects glossary
pelter — /ˈpɛltə/ (say peltuh) noun a rage: to get into a pelter …
pelter — noun see pelt III … New Collegiate Dictionary
pelter — noun A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint … Wiktionary
pelter — peltÉ™(r) n. person or thing that casts, thrower … English contemporary dictionary
pelter — petrel … Anagrams dictionary
pelter — pelt·er … English syllables
