Etymology
Origin of pelter
Example Sentences
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Mohammad did not know his quiet son, who holds a master’s degree and runs a computer business, to be a stone pelter.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2016
He says he isn't a stone pelter but shares their anger.
From Time • Aug. 21, 2010
Saleh, a stone pelter, says that if Singh had delivered jobs to Kashmir earlier, "It may have had a different effect."
From Time • Aug. 21, 2010
Wy, they're down upon Sport, now, a pelter.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 30, 1890 by Various
I always used to think, somehow, nobody ever seemed to be able to get into a pelter with Jim, not even father, and that was a thing as some people couldn't be got to believe.
From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Boldrewood, Rolf
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