PEDDLINGS

Noun

peddlings

plural of peddling

Source: Wiktionary

PEDDLING

Ped"dling, a.

1. Hawking; acting as a peddler.

2. Petty; insignificant. "The miserable remains of a peddling commerce." Burke.

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