What's the difference between pelter and spelter?

Pelter


Definition:

  • (n.) One who pelts.
  • (n.) A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Smyth is going to give me pelters for this, Millings.
  • (2) Algeria have taken the opposite tack to South Korea's toffee pelters , the press lauding Les Verts as heroes and shuffling together a petition to persuade Vahid Halilhodzic to stay on as coach, as Rob Bleaney reports : The Algerian coach is set to leave his position after the tournament, having endured a long-running battle with some sections of the media.
  • (3) He's been getting pelters from the crowd, as you'd expect.
  • (4) I got pelters for this when I wrote it on ma blog in 2006, but I reckon football needs bigger pitches.
  • (5) For fans who have had pelters for acting up down the years, they're taking this with good grace.

Spelter


Definition:

  • (n.) Zinc; -- especially so called in commerce and arts.

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