pelt

A heat, chafe, or passion; as, What a pelt he was in! Pelt is also the skin of several beasts.

Pelt
·noun The human skin. II. Pelt ·vi To throw missiles. III. Pelt ·vi To throw out words. IV. Pelt ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
pelt
a skin ; chiefly a sheep's skin when the wool is off. Also, in falconry, the skin of a fowl, stuffed...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose