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Deadly animal’s hide (4)
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Fell, double definition

cheers Mazie. still can't understand it.

Hi tombola, an extract from Dictionary.com


fell
3 [fel] Show IPA
adjective
1.
fierce; cruel; dreadful; savage.
2.
destructive; deadly: fell poison; fell disease.
Idioms
3.
at / in one fell swoop. swoop ( def 5 ) .
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English fel < Old French, nominative of felon wicked. See felon

Related forms
fell·ness, noun
fell
4 [fel] Show IPA
noun
the skin or hide of an animal; pelt.