HUCKSTERED
Verb
huckstered
simple past tense and past participle of huckster
Source: Wiktionary
HUCKSTER
Huck"ster, n. Etym: [OE. hukstere, hukster, OD. heukster, D. heuker; akin to D. huiken to stoop, bend, OD. huycken, huken, G. hocken, to squat, Icel. h; -- the peddler being named from his stooping under the load on his back. Cf. Hawk to offer for sale.]
1. A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker. Swift.
2. A mean, trickish fellow. Bp. Hall.
Huck"ster, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Huckstered; p. pr. & vb. n. Huckstering.]
Definition: To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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