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Pell

Noun

Sense 1: A narrow, flat shovel or spade used for scooping up coal or grain.

Sample Sentence: The coal miner used a pell to load the coal onto the wagon.

Related Products:

• Coal Shovel
• Grain Shovel

Verb (transitive)

Sense 1: To throw or propel forcefully.

Sample Sentence: The pitcher pelled the baseball towards the batter.

Related Products:

• Baseballs
• Baseball Glove

Verb (transitive)

Sense 2: To remove the outer covering or skin of something.

Sample Sentence: She carefully pelled the oranges to make orange segments.

Related Products:

• Orange Peeler

Verb (intransitive)

Sense 3: To become peeled or shed outer skin or covering.

Sample Sentence: The old paint on the door started to pell off.

Related Products:

• Paint Stripper