Pĕll1, n.
n. [Lat. pellis, a skin; It. & Pg. pelle, O. Fr., Pr., & O. Sp. pel, N. Sp. piel, N. Fr. peau.]
- A skin or hide.
- A roll of parchment.
Clerk of the pelts, an officer of the exchequer, who enters every teller's bill on the parchment rolls, the roll of receipts, and the roll of disbursements. [Eng.]