Meaning of PEDDLE
Pronunciation: | | 'pedl
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| Definition: | | [v] sell or offer for sale from place to place |
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| Synonyms: | | hawk, huckster, monger, pitch, vend |
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| See Also: | | deal, sell, trade | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ped"dle\, v. i. [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}.]
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.
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