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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

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In 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."

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