Meaning & use
Pelts
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The skins of animals, especially with the fur or hair still attached.
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Trappers sold beaver pelts to fur traders throughout the 18th century.
The market stall displayed a row of rabbit pelts for sale.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'pelts' also means to strike repeatedly with a series of blows or missiles, as in 'the hail pelts the roof.'
Words with a similar meaning
hidesfurs
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Strikes repeatedly, as with a series of small objects or blows.
The hailstorm pelts the tin roof with a deafening clatter.
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