Pell

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A hole or deep place, such as that formed under a cascade or waterfall.
  • noun. An obsolete variant of peel.
  • To wash into pells or pools.
  • To drive forth; knock about.
  • noun. Askin or hide. -. Fur.
  • noun. A roll of parchment.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A skin or hide; a pelt.
  • noun. A roll of parchment; a parchment record.
  • noun. formerly, an officer of the exchequer who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called pell rolls.
  • transitive verb. To pelt; to knock about.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A fur or hide.
  • noun. A lined cloak or its lining.
  • noun. A roll of parchment; a record kept on parchment.
  • noun. A body of water somewhere between a pond and a lake in size.
  • Word Usage
    "I snatched up my belongings, flung them in pell-mell, jumped upon the box, snapped to the hasp, and ran off with a porter towards the train, blank despair in my heart."
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