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Definition of Pelters
1. pelter [v] - See also: pelter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pelters
Literary usage of Pelters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Satire Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1905)
"pelters OF PYRAMIDS SHOAL of idlers, from a merchant craft Anchor'd off Alexandria,
went ashore, And mounting asses in their headlong glee, ..."
2. A Satire Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1905)
"pelters OF PYRAMIDS A SHOAL of idlers, from a merchant craft Anchor'd off
Alexandria, went ashore, And mounting asses in their headlong glee, Round Pompey's ..."
3. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1876)
""I'm going to ask the Shermans, the pelters, and my cousin Dolly Heatherton " "
What on earth do you want to bring a wretched little girl like Dolly ..."
4. History of Hampton Falls, N.H. by Warren Brown (1900)
"To keep the dogs from coming into the meeting-house and prevent interruptions of
this kind, men were chosen in some towns, called "dog pelters," who sat ..."
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