Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Pelt

in printing. Untanned sheepskins used for printing-balls. (French, pelte, Latin, pellis, a skin.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Pen Name
Pelos
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