[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pelter \pelt"er\, n.
   one who pelts.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pelter \pel"ter\, n.
   a pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.
   obs. "let such pelters prate." --gascoigne.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

pelter
     n 1: a heavy rain syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout,
           torrent, soaker
     2: a thrower of missiles; "the police were too busy to chase
        the pelters"
see also:
downpour cloudburst deluge waterspout torrent soaker 

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