noun
pell
pehl
noun
1
An upright wooden post, often padded, used for practicing strikes with swords or other bladed weapons.
"The recruits spent an hour each morning drilling against the pell."
2
A roll of parchment, especially one used to keep official records.
"The clerk searched the old pells for the original land grant."
How to Use Pell
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA training post for weapon practice, or (in an older sense) a parchment record.
Word Forms
pelled past tense, pells plural, Pells plural, pells singular
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Etymology
From Latin pellis ("animal skin, hide"), the same root behind "pelt."