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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