The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pell \Pell\ (p[e^]l), v. t. [Cf. Pelt, v. t.]
   To pelt; to knock about. [Obs.] --Holland.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pell \Pell\, n. [OF. pel, F. peau, L. pellis a skin. See Fell
   a skin.]
   1. A skin or hide; a pelt.
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   2. A roll of parchment; a parchment record.
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   Clerk of the pells, formerly, an officer of the exchequer
      who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called
      pell rolls. [Eng.]
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