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PEDDLE
peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch
(verb) sell or offer for sale from place to place
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
peddle (third-person singular simple present peddles, present participle peddling, simple past and past participle peddled)
To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities.
To sell illegal narcotics.
(derogatory, figuratively) To spread or cause to spread.
Source: Wiktionary
Ped"dle, v. i. Etym: [From Peddler.]
1. To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle without a license.
2. To do a small business; to be busy about trifles; to piddle.
Ped"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Peddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Peddling.]
Definition: To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very small quantities; as, to peddle vegetables or tinware.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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