An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Pillour, O. E. Fr. pilleur, a ravager.

PELT, s. A term of reproach; Foul pelt, q. foul skin.
Watson.

PELTIN-POCK, s. A pock or bag for guarding the thighs from the stroke given by the [flauchter-spade], Ang.

PELTRY, PALTRIE, s. Vile trash, S.
Godly Sangs.

Su. G. paltor, old rags, Teut. palt, a fragment; or pelt, a skin.

PELURE, PILLOUR, s. Costly fur.
Wyntown.

O. Fr. pelure, peau; Roquef.

PENCH, PENCHE, s.
1. Belly.
Semple.
2. Penches, pl. the common name for tripe, S.

PEND, s.
1. An arch, S.
Minstr. Bord.
2. The arch of heaven.
Chron. S. P.

Lat. pend-ere; Fr. pend-re.