(pelt) noun
1. An undressed fur skin; raw hide; also, a garment made of skin.
2. Slang The human skin. [Prob. back formation <AF pelterie. See PELTRY.]

(pelt) v.t.
1. To strike repeatedly with or as with missiles or blows.
2. To throw or hurl (missiles).
3. To assail with words.
—v.i.
4. To beat or descend with violence.
5. To move rapidly; hurry.
—noun
1. A blow, as one given by something thrown.
2. A steady or swift pace: especially in the expression full pelt. [ME pelten,? var. of pulten thrust <L pultare, freq. of pellere beat, drive]
—pelt′er noun