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PEDDLES
Verb
peddles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peddle
Source: Wiktionary
PEDDLE
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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