GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Pell (pĕl), v. t. [Cf. Pelt, v. t.] To pelt; to knock about. [Obs.]  Holland.
   
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   Pell, n. [OF. pel, F. peau, L. pellis a skin. See Fell a skin.]
   1. A skin or hide; a pelt.
   
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   2. A roll of parchment; a parchment record.
   
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   Clerk of the pells, formerly, an officer of the exchequer who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called pell rolls. [Eng.]
   
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