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PELL
Etymology 1
Noun
pell (plural pells)
A fur or hide.
A lined cloak or its lining.
A roll of parchment; a record kept on parchment.
(Sussex) A body of water somewhere between a pond and a lake in size.
An upright post, often padded and covered in hide, used to practice strikes with bladed weapons such as swords or glaives.
Etymology 2
Verb
pell (third-person singular simple present pells, present participle pelling, simple past and past participle pelled)
To pelt; to knock about.
Proper noun
Pell (plural Pells)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pell is the 7520th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4424 individuals. Pell is most common among White (92.11%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Pell, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Pelt, v. t.]
Definition: To pelt; to knock about. [Obs.] Holland.
Pell, n. Etym: [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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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