FELL, a term with three meanings: (1) adj., savage, ruthless, terrible; (2) n., a hill, appearing in place-names and names of hills, e.g., Scawf ell ; also a lofty moorland down; (3) verb, to cause to fall, as to fell a tree. Fell is also used as a synonym for the felt or hide of an animal, and has special technical uses in connection with mining and weaving.