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pelter
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Pelter
(gcide) | Pelter \Pel"ter\, n.
A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.
[Obs.] "Let such pelters prate." --Gascoigne.
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Pelter
(gcide) | Pelter \Pelt"er\, n.
One who pelts.
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pelter
(wn) | pelter
n 1: a heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge,
waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker]
2: a thrower of missiles; "the police were too busy to chase the
pelters" |
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Pelter
(gcide) | Pelter \Pel"ter\, n.
A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.
[Obs.] "Let such pelters prate." --Gascoigne.
[1913 Webster]Pelter \Pelt"er\, n.
One who pelts.
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Spelter
(gcide) | Spelter \Spel"ter\, n. [Cf. LG. spialter, G. & D. spiauter. Cf.
Pewter.] (Metal.)
Zinc; -- especially so called in commerce and arts.
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spelter
(wn) | spelter
n 1: impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other
impurities (especially in the form of ingots) |
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