pelter

pelter
/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

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