Pelt

SKIN

Think of what a snake sheds or what covers your body from head to toe.

"Pelt" can mean both the fur-covered skin of an animal and the act of throwing something forcefully. Here, it’s used in the first sense—the outer covering of an animal, which is essentially its skin. The clue plays on the straightforward definition without any hidden wordplay, so the answer is simply the word for that outer layer.