I. ˈpel verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English pellen
intransitive verb
dialect chiefly England : hasten , hurry
transitive verb
obsolete : beat , pelt
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English pel skin, roll of parchment, from Middle French, from Latin pellis skin
: a roll of parchment ; specifically : one formerly used in the English Exchequer to record receipts and expenditures
appointed … his second brother clerk of the pells — G.O.Trevelyan