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Roughtail :: Roughtail (n.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family Uropeltidae; -- so called from their rough tails.

Peltiform :: Peltiform (a.) Shieldlike, with the outline nearly circular; peltate..

Spelter :: Spelter (n.) Zinc; -- especially so called in commerce and arts.

Gonimia :: Gonimia (n. pl.) Bluish green granules which occur in certain lichens, as Collema, Peltigera, etc., and which replace the more usual gonidia..

Pelt :: Pelt (v. t.) To throw; to use as a missile.

Bepelt :: Bepelt (v. t.) To pelt roundly.

Fur :: Fur (n.) The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a cargo of furs..

Spalt :: Spalt (n.) Spelter.

Pelted :: Pelted (imp. & p. p.) of Pel.

Fitch :: Fitch (n.) A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa, still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt..

Fellmonger :: Fellmonger (n.) A dealer in fells or sheepskins, who separates the wool from the pelts..

Jack-a-lent :: "Jack-a-lent (n.) A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow..

Podophyllin :: Podophyllin (n.) A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several substances.

Pelter :: Pelter (n.) One who pelts.

Stone :: Stone (n.) To pelt, beat, or kill with stones..

Pelt :: Pelt (v. i.) To throw out words.

Spelt :: Spelt (n.) A species of grain (Triticum Spelta) much cultivated for food in Germany and Switzerland; -- called also German wheat.

Nasturtium :: Nasturtium (n.) Any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropaeolum majus), the canary-bird flower (T. peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads..

Rhachiodont :: Rhachiodont (a.) Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of the vertebrae, as certain South African snakes (Dasypeltis) which swallow birds' eggs and use these gular teeth to crush them..

Pelt :: Pelt (v. i.) To throw missiles.

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