\Pell\, v. t. [Cf. {Pelt}, v. t.]
To pelt; to knock about. [Obs.] --Holland.

\Pell\, n. [OF. pel, F. peau, L. pellis a skin. See {Fell}
a skin.]
1. A skin or hide; a pelt.

2. A roll of parchment; a parchment record.

{Clerk of the pells}, formerly, an officer of the exchequer
   who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called
   pell rolls. [Eng.]