Толковый словарь английского языка - pelt

I. noun see: ~ry Date: 15th century a usually undressed skin with its hair, wool, or fur, a skin stripped of hair or wool for tanning, II. transitive verb Date: 1596 to strip off the skin or ~ of (an animal), III. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to strike with a succession of blows or missiles , to assail vigorously or persistently , hurl, throw , to beat or dash repeatedly against , intransitive verb to deliver a succession of blows or missiles, to beat incessantly, to move rapidly and vigorously ; hurry, ~er noun IV. noun Date: 1513 blow, whack