The Clue
Animal skin (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PELT
Tags
Notes
The answer PELT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Barrage
Bombard
Cannonade
Hide
Pound
Shower
Skin
Stone
Animal's skin
Attack, as with snowballs
Hunter's souvenir
Leather-to-be
Neanderthal's wear
Primitive coat
Stone, e.g.
Throw stones at
Trapper's prize
Trapper's trophy
Trapping trophy
Trapping unit
Trophy, of sorts
Fur trader's fur
Hit with snowballs, say
Indian barter item
Indian trade item
Lucy van ___, in "Peanuts"
Definition
PELT as a noun:
1. (fur, pelt) = the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
2. (hide, pelt, skin) = body covering of a living animal
PELT as a verb:
1. (pelt, bombard) = cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"
2. (pepper, pelt) = attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"
3. (pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets) = rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"