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DictionaryfellAnimal hide
noun

fell

An animal's skin with its hair or wool.

The historical account describes a sheep's fell drying beside the barn.

Etymology
fellOld Englishskin; hide

Old English fell meant skin or hide. The word survives for an animal skin with the covering of hair or wool still on it.

More examples

  • The tanner inspected the fell for damage.
  • Several fells were stored with their wool intact.
  • The old inventory listed fells among the traded goods.

Forms

fell · fells

Similar words

pelt
The usual modern term for a skin with its hair.
hide
Often the skin after hair or wool has been removed.