Green’s Dictionary of Slang

pelter adj.

[SE pelt, to throw hard]

(UK Und.) sharp; thus pelter-caleb n., a sharper; pelter-glazes n., sharp eyes; pelter-skraked adj., sharp-stomached; pelter-whids n., sharp works.

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[UK]Duncombe New and Improved Flash Dict. n.p.: Pelter-calebs sharpers. Pelter-glazes sharp eyes. Pelter-skraked sharp-stomached. Pelter-whids sharp works.