The Clue
Attack with snowballs (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
Skin
Stone
Whack
Animal hide
Attack, as with snowballs
Bombard with stones
Hunter's souvenir
Stone, e.g.
Throw things at
Trapper's item
Trapper's prize
Trapper's trophy
Hit with snowballs, say
Indian barter item
Indian trade item
It gets a tanning
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!"