pelter noun. ['pɛltǝ] L18.
[from PELT verb¹ + -ER¹.]
1. a. A pelting shower. colloq. L18.
■ J. B. Priestley Something more than a mere shower..a downright pelter.
■ F. B. Young A pelter of flying turf shed from hoofs thudding past him.
b. A person who pelts or hurls missiles. E19.

2. Something exceptionally large. dial. L18.

3. An old or slow horse. US colloq. M19.

4. A rage, a temper. Scot. & dial. M19.

5. A person who or thing which pelts or moves fast and vigorously. colloq. L19.
in a pelter in a hurry, at speed.

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pelter verb. ['pɛltǝ] Chiefly dial. E18.
[from PELT verb¹ + -ER⁵.]
1. verb trans. = PELT verb¹ 1. E18.

2. verb intrans. = PELT verb¹ 2b. E19.

3. verb intrans. = PELT verb¹ 6. E20.

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