He who pelts every barking dog must pick up many stones. From LearnThat.org. [Proverb]
pelt the speaker with questions. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Yer second pelt is goin to be with a crate of rotten tomaters. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Quote Of The Day:] Reference
With the free trader a pelt is a pelt, prime or unprime, it makes no difference. From Wordnik.com. [Connie Morgan in the Fur Country] Reference
'pelt' worn by the canons comes from primeval Paganism. From Wordnik.com. [The Cloister and the Hearth] Reference
Kiddie preserved the pelt, with the head and feet. From Wordnik.com. [Kiddie the Scout] Reference
"We'll have to tan the pelt in the sunshine, anyway!". From Wordnik.com. [The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier] Reference
This hat is so old it's made out of woolly mammoth pelt. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Zane] Reference
The wolf man pulled a knife from beneath his throbbing pelt. From Wordnik.com. [The Snow Child and the Fiendish Lover] Reference
This is classic Price at full pelt – canny, dauntless, defiant. From Wordnik.com. [Katie Price: 'People think I'm not normal'] Reference
It's a big one, though, and the pelt will make a fine rug for your room. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film] Reference
He knew no pelt thief would ever display such boldness as Steve suggested. From Wordnik.com. [With Trapper Jim in the North Woods] Reference
Therefore this pelt held no such repugnance as those stacked on the river bank. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
And that ol 'b'ar pelt was a coverin' on her bed till she was married, I reckon. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods] Reference
Why should a hairy pelt and a relatively low intelligence make a chimp non-human?. From Wordnik.com. [Unwise Child] Reference
First dust the head well and comb the hair or pelt to detect the presence of moth. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
"That pelt ought to bring a good price, but I believe I'll see if I can tame him.". From Wordnik.com. [Followers of the Trail] Reference
The next step in rug making after drying the pelt is to prepare the head for mounting. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
= Of the broadcloth range, made with shiny napped face, soft finish, as the pelt of a doe. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
Boers, suddenly espying them from the heights, thereupon commenced to pelt and batter them. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
"Let them pelt away," quoth the Baron; "there are no windows to break, and they can't get in.". From Wordnik.com. [Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers] Reference
Othello looks as though he'd laugh himself to death every time I put coal on -- darn his pelt!. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of a Dakota Divorcee] Reference
At the fall collections in New York, the strongest fashion statement came from the pelt police. From Wordnik.com. [Road Kill On The Runway] Reference
Once I start on this trail of the pelt thief, and I mean to keep on it if it takes me a hundred miles!. From Wordnik.com. [With Trapper Jim in the North Woods] Reference
Cynics dub the planned Euro Disney a "cultural Chernobyl" and pelt Eisner with eggs at the Paris Bourse. From Wordnik.com. [Of Mice And Men] Reference
Red still needed a bath and Erwin wanted to check the ground once more for any stray bits of pelt or bone. From Wordnik.com. [Red] Reference
That does not, of course, mean you need to rush out and buy anything pelt inspired (see follower, not leader). From Wordnik.com. [But Would Jackie Wear It?] Reference
But according to Britain's Ministry of Defense, there is no adequate alternative to the pelt of the Canadian black bear. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Despite the protests, fur is this year's hottest trend, and there's little chance that pro-pelt Wintour will turn the other chic. From Wordnik.com. [Road Kill On The Runway] Reference
The fact of his lowering the old abandoned pelt, bundled up so as to look as much like a live bobcat as possible, spoke for itself. From Wordnik.com. [With Trapper Jim in the North Woods] Reference
I believe the slyly crafted appearance of making a presidential run is a ruse to bilk her sycophant devotees out of some serious pelt. From Wordnik.com. [Rizwan A. Rahmani: Sarah Palin: No There There] Reference
And all agreed that since Ed Whitcomb had repented after taking the precious pelt, and was on the way back with it, he must be all right. From Wordnik.com. [With Trapper Jim in the North Woods] Reference
But there was a gleam in those piercing eyes of his, undimmed by age, that made Owen glad he did not stand in the shoes of the pelt thief. From Wordnik.com. [With Trapper Jim in the North Woods] Reference
The first object they saw was the pelt of the silver fox, for the thief had removed it during his various stops so as to lighten his load. From Wordnik.com. [With Trapper Jim in the North Woods] Reference
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